Hammel Madden Deroche
Hammel Madden Deroche | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1871–1883 | |
Preceded by | Edmund John Glyn Hooper |
Succeeded by | George Denison |
Constituency | Addington |
Personal details | |
Born | (1840-08-27)August 27, 1840 Newburgh, Upper Canada |
Died | March 10, 1916(1916-03-10) (aged 75) Napanee, Ontario |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Sarah Ann Christian Pile |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canadian |
Years of service | 1866-1868 |
Unit | Queen's Own Rifles |
Battles/wars | Battle of Ridgeway |
Hammel Madden Deroche, KC (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.
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 809 | 50.82 | +24.68 | ||||
Conservative | Edmund John Glyn Hooper | 783 | 49.18 | −24.54 | ||||
Turnout | 1,592 | 59.31 | −16.63 | |||||
Eligible voters | 2,684 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +24.61 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[1] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 1,453 | 60.77 | +9.95 | ||||
Conservative | G. Lake | 938 | 39.23 | −9.95 | ||||
Turnout | 2,391 | 67.91 | +8.59 | |||||
Eligible voters | 3,521 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +9.95 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[2] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Hammel Madden Deroche | 1,531 | 50.75 | −10.02 | ||||
Conservative | George Denison | 1,486 | 49.25 | +10.02 | ||||
Total valid votes | 3,017 | 66.76 | −1.14 | |||||
Eligible voters | 4,519 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.02 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[3] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | George Denison | 1,739 | 52.8 | +3.5 | ||||
Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,556 | 49.2 | -1.5 | ||||
Total valid votes | 3,295 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | J.S. Miller | 1,712 | 53.4 | +0.6 | ||||
Liberal | H.M. Deroche | 1,493 | 46.6 | -2.6 | ||||
Total valid votes | 3,205 |
References
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- History of the County of Lennox and Addington, WS Herrington (1913)
- A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)