Biographical Note

James Jeffrey Roche was born in Queens County, Ireland, and raised on Prince Edward Island. He attended St. Dunstan's College and moved to Boston in 1866. Roche became assistant editor (1883) and later editor (1890) of The pilot. He published poetry and other literary works, including a biography of John Boyle O'Reilly. He served as United States Consul in Italy and Switzerland.

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