John La Touche (1732-1810)
John La Touche is the name of: *John La Touche (1732–1810), Irish MP *John La Touche (1775–1820), Irish and UK Whig MP * John David Digues La Touche (1861–1935), Irish ornithologist *John La Touche (lyricist) John Treville Latouche (La Touche) (November 13, 1914, Baltimore, Maryland – August 7, 1956, Calais, Vermont) was a lyricist and bookwriter in American musical theater. Biography John Treville Latouche was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His fa ...

John La Touche (1732–1810)
John (I) La Touche or Latouche ( – 3 February 1810) was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Newcastle (1783–90), Newtownards (1790–96), Harristown (1797), and Kildare County (1797–1800). After the Acts of Union 1800 he continued as UK MP for Kildare County in the first UK Parliament, standing down at the 1802 general election in which his sons John (II) and Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ... were elected; both had been Irish MPs alongside their father. John I was the first of the La Touche family to live in the Harristown, Naas South, Harristown estate, bought by his father David from the 1st Duke of Leinster. References

1730s births Year of birth uncertain 1810 deaths Irish MPs 1783–1790 Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 179 ...
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John La Touche (1775–1820)
John (II) La Touche (April 1775 – 30 January 1820) was an Irish Whig politician. He was the son of John La Touche, who had represented Newcastle, Newtownards, Harristown and County Kildare in the Parliament of Ireland and subsequently sat for County Kildare from 1801 to 1802 in the United Kingdom House of Commons. John La Touche junior represented Newtownards in the Irish House of Commons from 1796 to 1797. Elected in 1798 for both Newcastle and Harristown he chose to sit for Harristown until the dissolution of the Irish Parliament on 1 January 1801 under the Acts of Union 1800. He was elected for Dublin City at the 1802 general election, defeating Tory MP the Right Honourable George Ogle. La Touche was defeated at the 1806 general election. At the 1807 general election, he was elected in an uncontested poll for County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Wester ...
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John David Digues La Touche
John David Digues La Touche (5 June 1861 Tours – 6 May 1935, Majorca (at sea)) was an Irish ornithologist, naturalist, and zoologist. October, 1935 issue. La Touche's career was as a customs official in China. The La Touche family was of Huguenot extraction, however John David Digues La Touche was educated at Downside Abbey, near Bath. He entered the Imperial Maritime Customs Service in China in 1882 where he lived until 1921. He retired to Dublin and later lived in County Wicklow Newtownmountkennedy. During his time in China, he made extensive ornithological observations and collections, resulting in many important publications. Notably, he wrote the ''A Handbook of the Birds of Eastern China'', consisting of two volumes and altogether ten parts that were published in 1925–1934 (Taylor & Francis, London). He also made other collections, including reptiles and amphibians. La Touche's free-tailed bat and La Touche's mole are named after him. A species of Chinese snake, '' Op ...
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