J. L. P. Roche Victoria

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J. L. P. Roche Victoria
Born
John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria

26 September 1894
Tuticorin, Tamilnadu
Died15 October 1962(1962-10-15) (aged 68)
Occupationpolitician

Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria K. S. G (b. 26 September 1894 - d. 15 October 1962)[1] was an Indian politician from Tuticorin belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was from a wealthy and eminent Paravar family and was also a businessman with ownership in several commercial ventures. During 1926-46 he was the chairman of the Tuticorin Municipality. He was a member of the Madras Presidency Legislative Assembly during 1937-42 and a nominated member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1946. He served as the minister for Food and Fisheries in the P. S. Kumaraswami Raja cabinet during 2 June 1949 – 8 February 1952. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Tuticorin constituency in the 1952 election.[2] He was also the governor of the Rotary district 320 (covering Sri Lanka and South India).[3][4]

Victoria became a Chevalier of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.[citation needed] The Roche park in Tuticorin is named after him.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Debates; Official Report, Volume 48. Madras Legislative Council. 1962.
  2. ↑ 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ "These Rotarians". The Rotarian. 105 (4): 52. October 1964. ISSN 0035-838X.
  4. ↑ Roche, Patrick. A. (1984). Fishermen of the Coromandel: a social study of the Paravas of the Coromandel. Manohar. p. 136. ISBN 9780836413458.
  5. ↑ "Maintenance of Roche Park privatised". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.


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