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Horace William Noel Rochfort
Horace William Noel Rochfort Justice of the Peace, JP Deputy Lieutenant, DL (5 November 1809 – 16 May 1891) was an Anglo-Irish landowner and sheriff. Early life Rochfort was born on 5 November 1809 into the prominent Rochfort family. He was the only son of Col. John Staunton Rochfort (1763–1844) and, his first wife, Harriette Mann. His father served as High Sheriff of Carlow, High Sheriff of County Carlow in 1823. After his mother's death in 1810, his father married Mary House of Burgh, Burgh (a daughter of Thomas Burgh (MP died 1810), Thomas Burgh, MP), with whom he had three more children, Dorothea Anne Rochfort (wife of Hon. Henry Spencer Law, fifth son of the Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, 1st Baron Ellenborough), Anne Margaret Rochfort (wife of Thomas Thoroton-Hildyard), and John Downes Rochfort (who married Ruth Herbert, Louisa Ruther Herbert Maynard). The Rochfort family first arrived in County Carlow when his great-great-grandfather, Robert Rochfort, bought 3,000 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Of The Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning. Depending on the jurisdiction, such justices dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. Justices of the peace are appointed or elected from the citizens of the jurisdiction in which they serve, and are (or were) usually not required to have any formal legal education in order to qualify for the office. Some jurisdictions have varying forms of training for JPs. History In 1195, Richard I ("the Lionheart") of England and his Minister Hubert Walter commissioned certain knights to preserve the peace in unruly areas. They were responsible to the King in ensuring that the law was upheld and preserving the " King's peace". Therefore, they were known as "keepers of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
