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May 31, 1847 Mountmellick, Leinster, Ireland Died on 03 Apr 1908 (aged 60)
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About James Jeffrey Roche
- James Jeffrey Roche (31 May 1847 – 3 April 1908) was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat.
- Roche emigrated as a young child, and grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- He came to Boston in 1866, and joined the staff of the Irish newspaper.
- He became editor-in-chief in 1890, and was a leading spokesman for Catholic intellectuals in New England.
- When most Democrats in the region deserted William Jennings Bryan in 1896, Roche and the Pilot gave Brian strong support.
- At the end of his life he was the American Consul in Switzerland.
