Hammel Madden Deroche Explained

Hammel Madden Deroche
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:1871
Term End:1883
Predecessor:Edmund John Glyn Hooper
Successor:George Denison
Constituency:Addington
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:27 August 1840
Birth Place:Newburgh, Upper Canada
Death Place:Napanee, Ontario
Profession:Lawyer
Spouse:Sarah Ann Christian Pile
Allegiance:Canadian
Serviceyears:1866-1868
Unit:Queen's Own Rifles
Battles:Battle of Ridgeway

Hammel Madden Deroche, (August 27, 1840  - March 10, 1916) was an Ontario (Canada) lawyer and political figure. He represented Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1883.

He was born in Newburgh in Upper Canada in 1840, the son of Pascal Deroche, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1868. During that time, he served with the Queen's Own Rifles and fought against the Fenians at the Battle of Ridgeway. He taught school at Newburgh and Napanee. He also served as inspector of schools for Napanee.

Deroche went on to study law, articling with James Bethune, and was called to the bar in 1874. He practiced law in partnership with Judge Madden. In 1872, he married Sarah Ann Christian Pile. He was named Queen's Counsel in 1890. In 1899, Deroche was appointed crown attorney for the county.

He was a Freemason and a member of the Church of England. He died in Napanee in 1916.

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