Charles Roche (1798 – January 2, 1878) was a dry goods merchant and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Shelburne township in the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

from 1830 to 1836. He was born in

Shelburne, Nova Scotia Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. History Shelburne lies at the southwest corner of Nova Scotia, at roughly the same latitude as Portland, Maine in the United States. The Mi'kmaq call the large and well-sheltered h ...

, the son of Captain Charles Roche, a native of Cork, Ireland. His parents were loyalists who settled in New York state, later receiving a land grant at Shelburne. He died in Halifax. His nephew William Roche also served in the assembly.

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* 1798 births 1878 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Canadian merchants {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub