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William Roach
William Roach
United States Senator; from North Dakota
	In office; March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1899
Preceded by	Lyman R. Casey
Succeeded by	Porter J. McCumber
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Born	William Nathaniel Roach; September 25, 1840; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	September 7, 1902 (aged 61); New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Georgetown University
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William Nathaniel Roach (September 25, 1840 – September 7, 1902) was a United States senator from North Dakota.

Biography

He was born in Washington D.C. to Edward Roach and Catherine (née Manning) Roach. He had four siblings. His father died in 1861. He attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a clerk in the quartermaster's department during the Civil War. He moved to Dakota Territory in 1879 and settled in Larimore; he was interested in mail contracts for several years and was a member of the Territorial House of Representatives in 1885.

Roach was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor at the first State election in 1889 and again in 1891. He was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1899. In 1893, a subcommittee in the Senate was convened to hear evidence that Roach had embezzled money while acting as an officer of a bank. Expulsion was considered, but the subcommittee decided the matter was too long past to take such action.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection and discontinued active business pursuits and lived in retirement in Washington, D.C.

He died suddenly on September 7, 1902 while on a trip to New York City.^[4]

He was married to Verona E. (neé Larkin) Roach. Together they had one daughter named Catherine Herron.

References

^ "Senator Roach's record; Mr. Hoar asks that it shall be investigated. A resolution to that effect to be taken up to-day -- The North Dakota Senator accused of an embezzlement many years ago -- the facts as they appear". The New York Times. March 29, 1893. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "U.S. Senate: About Expulsion". www.senate.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ "Senate Treatment of Prior Misconduct". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
^ "William N. Roach". Prairie Public Broadcasting. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

United States Congress. "William N. Roach (id: R000290)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 19, 2008.

Party political offices
First	Democratic nominee for Governor of North Dakota 1889, 1890	Succeeded by Eli C. D. Shortridge
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Lyman R. Casey	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from North Dakota 1893–1899 Served alongside: Henry C. Hansbrough	Succeeded by Porter J. McCumber

[1] "Senator Roach's record; Mr. Hoar asks that it shall be investigated. A resolution to that effect to be taken up to-day -- The North Dakota Senator accused of an embezzlement many years ago -- the facts as they appear". The New York Times. March 29, 1893. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[2] "U.S. Senate: About Expulsion". www.senate.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[3] "Senate Treatment of Prior Misconduct". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

[4] "William N. Roach". Prairie Public Broadcasting. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

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+[[File:Miss Roach.jpg|thumb|left|Miss Roach, daughter of William N. Roach]]
-Born in [[Washington, D.C.]], he attended the public schools, [[Gonzaga College High School]] and [[Georgetown University]]. He was a clerk in the [[quartermaster]]'s department during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He moved to [[Dakota Territory]] in 1879 and settled in [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]]; he was interested in mail contracts for several years and was a member of the [[North Dakota House of Representatives|Territorial House of Representatives]] in 1885.
+He was born in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] to Edward Roach and Catherine (née Manning) Roach. He had four siblings. His father died in 1861. He attended the public schools, [[Gonzaga College High School]] and [[Georgetown University]]. He was a clerk in the [[quartermaster]]'s department during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He moved to [[Dakota Territory]] in 1879 and settled in [[Larimore, North Dakota|Larimore]]; he was interested in mail contracts for several years and was a member of the [[North Dakota House of Representatives|Territorial House of Representatives]] in 1885.
-Roach was an unsuccessful [[USDemocrat|Democratic]] candidate for governor at the first State election in 1889 and again in 1891. He was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1899; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection and discontinued active business pursuits and lived in retirement in Washington, D.C. He died in [[New York City]] on September 7, 1902; internment was in the [[Congressional Cemetery]], Washington, D.C.
+Roach was an unsuccessful [[USDemocrat|Democratic]] candidate for governor at the first State election in 1889 and again in 1891. He [[1893 United States Senate election in North Dakota|was elected]] to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1893, to March 4, 1899. In 1893, a subcommittee in the Senate was convened to hear evidence that Roach had embezzled money while acting as an officer of a bank. Expulsion was considered, but the subcommittee decided the matter was too long past to take such action.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 29, 1893 |title=Senator Roach's record; Mr. Hoar asks that it shall be investigated. A resolution to that effect to be taken up to-day -- The North Dakota Senator accused of an embezzlement many years ago -- the facts as they appear. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1893/03/29/archives/senator-roachs-record-mr-hoar-asks-that-it-shall-be-investigated-a.html |access-date=November 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Senate: About Expulsion |url=https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion.htm |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=www.senate.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate Treatment of Prior Misconduct |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/section-5/clause-2/senate-treatment-of-prior-misconduct |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection and discontinued active business pursuits and lived in retirement in Washington, D.C.
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-*{{CongBio|R000290}} Retrieved on 2008-10-19.
+He died suddenly on September 7, 1902 while on a trip to New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |title=William N. Roach |url=https://news.prairiepublic.org/show/dakota-datebook-archive/2022-05-22/william-n-roach |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=Prairie Public Broadcasting |language=en}}</ref>
-==External links==
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+He was married to Verona E. (neé Larkin) Roach. Together they had one daughter named Catherine Herron.
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Class 1	Casey Roach McCumber Frazier Langer Brunsdale Q. Burdick J. Burdick Conrad Heitkamp Cramer
Class 3	Pierce Hansbrough Johnson Thompson Purcell Gronna Ladd Nye Moses Young Andrews Conrad Dorgan Hoeven

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