William James Roche

Canadian politician

William James Roche, CMG PC (30 November 1859 – 30 September 1937) was a Canadian politician and Conservative Member of Parliament for the Manitoba riding of Marquette in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1917.^[1]

Born in Clandeboye, Canada West,^[1] the son of W. F. Roche, he was educated in Lucan and London, Ontario, at Trinity Medical College in Toronto and at the University of Western Ontario. Roche practised medicine in Minnedosa, Manitoba. In 1883, he married Annie E. Cook.^[2]

In 1892, Roche ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Manitoba assembly.^[2] He was Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1911 to 1912. He also served as Minister of the Interior (1912–1917), Minister of Mines (1912–1913), and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1912–1917).^[1] In 1934, he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.^[3]

He died in Ottawa at the age of 77.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c William James Roche – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ "London Gazette" (PDF).

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Secretaries of State for External Affairs (1909–83)

Murphy
Roche
Borden
Meighen
King
Meighen
King
Bennett
King
St. Laurent
Pearson
Diefenbaker
Smith
Diefenbaker (acting)
Green
Martin
Sharp
MacEachen
Jamieson
MacDonald
MacGuigan

Ministers of External Affairs (1983–95)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1995–)

v t e Ministers of the Interior
Secretaries of State for the Provinces (1867–73)	Archibald Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs
Ministers of the Interior of Canada (1873–1936)	Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills J. Macdonald Macpherson White J. Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett Stewart Murphy Crerar

v t e Secretaries of State for Canada
Langevin Aikins Christie Scott Aikins O'Connor Mousseau Chapleau Patterson Costigan Dickey Montague Ouimet (acting) Daly (acting) Tupper Scott Murphy Roche Coderre Blondin Patenaude Sévigny (acting) Meighen Burrell Sifton Drayton (acting) Monty Copp Foster Murphy (acting) Lapointe Perley Rinfret Cahan Rinfret Lapointe Casgrain McLarty Martin Gibson Bradley Pickersgill Pinard Fairclough Courtemanche Balcer Dorion Balcer Halpenny Pickersgill Lamontagne LaMarsh Connolly Marchand Pelletier Faulkner Roberts MacDonald Fox Regan Joyal McLean B. Bouchard Crombie L. Bouchard Weiner de Cotret Landry¹
¹The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage.

Secretaries of State for Canada

¹The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage.

v t e Superintendents-General of Indian Affairs
Langevin Howe Aikins (acting) Gibbs Campbell Laird Scott (acting) Mills Macdonald White Macdonald (acting) Dewdney Daly H. Macdonald Scott (acting) Sifton Laurier (acting) Oliver Rogers Roche Meighen Lougheed Stewart Stevens (acting) Bennett (acting) Stewart Mackenzie Murphy Crerar¹
¹The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and came in force on December 1, 1936.