. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . regret astep that has beengratifying alike toall concerned. is one of therising literary menof America. He isa forceful writer, anable speaker, a n dhis sunny tempera-ment makes friendsof all w ho comewithin range of hismagnetic talents are fre-quently le\ied uponon public occasions,where his eloquenceand resource invaria-lilv i>rove attractiveand Jeffrey Rochewas born at Mount-m e 11 i c k , QueensCounty, Irela
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . regret astep that has beengratifying alike toall concerned. is one of therising literary menof America. He isa forceful writer, anable speaker, a n dhis sunny tempera-ment makes friendsof all w ho comewithin range of hismagnetic talents are fre-quently le\ied uponon public occasions,where his eloquenceand resource invaria-lilv i>rove attractiveand Jeffrey Rochewas born at Mount-m e 11 i c k , QueensCounty, Ireland,May 31, 1847. Hisparents emigratedin the same yearto l^rince Edward Island, where he was educated, first by his father,Edward Roche, an accomplished scholar, and after-wards at St. Dunstans College, Charlottetown. Amonghis classmates at the latter institution were the presentChief Justice Sullivan, of Prince Edward Island, andArchbishop OBrien, of Halifax, N. S. After leavingcollege Mr. Roche came to the United States in May,1866, and engaged in commercial pursuits for seven-teen years ; at the same time he dabbled in literature,. JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE writing for various news])apers and magazines, notablythe Boston Pilot. In June, 1883, he was offered by hisfriend, John Boyle OReilly, the position of assistanteditor on the ///(/, which he accepted, and held untilthe death of his chief, in .i^ugust, 1S90, when he becamethe principal editor. In 1884 he was elected secretaryof the famous Papyrus Club of Boston, holding theoffice for five consecutixe years, and being chosen presi-dent of the club in 1890. His published works are a volume of jj o e m s , Songs and Satires (Ticknor & Co.,1886); Life ofJohn Boyle OReilly(Casse 11 & Co .,1890) ; Story of theFilibusters ( Unwin, Lon-don, and Macmillan& Co., New York,1891). The Llniver-sity of Notre Dame,Indiana, conferredthe degree of LL. him last vear. Heis a brother of thelate John Roche, payclerk in the InitedSlates Na
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