26 September 1894
Tuticorin, Tamilnadu
politician
Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria Template:Small (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.Template:Citation needed The Roche park in Tuticorin is named after him.[5]
References
- ↑ Debates; Official Report, Volume 48{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Madras Legislative Council(1962)
- ↑ 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ These Rotarians. The Rotarian({Template:Date).
- ↑ Fishermen of the Coromandel: a social study of the Paravas of the Coromandel{{#if:Roche|, Roche}. Manohar(1984). ISBN 9780836413458
- ↑ Maintenance of Roche Park privatised(31 December 2005).