Famous People with Name Rochon

Debbie Rochon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Debbie Rochon: Born in Vancouver, Canada, Rochon's early life was fraught with tragedy and misfortune. After her parents were deemed unfit to raise her, she was remanded to foster care at the age of 10. Shuttled from one foster home to the next, Rochon ran away to live

Henri Rochon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henri Rochon: was a Canadian Open champion and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player. Rochon appeared in U.S. National Championship fourteen consecutive times in singles, beginning in 1945. His best result came in 1951 when he reached the fourth round. In that round he leve

Alfred Rochon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alfred Rochon: was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Ottawa County in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1887 to 1892 as a Liberal. He served on the town council for Hull from 1877 to 1882 and from 1885 to 1889 and was mayor from 1886 to 1889. He was defeated by Narcisse-Édouard Cormier when he ran for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1886 and, in 1887, was elected to the assembly after Cormier's election was overturned. Rochon resigned as mayor and alderman for Hull in 1889 to devote himself to his provincial duties. His election was successfully appealed in 1889 but he won the by-election that followed in 1890. He was defeated by Nérée Tétreau when he ran for reelection in 1892. Rochon was bâtonnier for the Ottawa County bar from 1893 to 1896. In 1901, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court for Ottawa District. Rochon died in Hull at the age of 62.

Jean-Léo Rochon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Léo Rochon: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Augustin, now a part of Mirabel and became an optometrist by career. After several provincial and federal election defeats, Rochon won a House of Commons seat at the Laval riding in the 1962 general election. He was re-elected there in the 1963 and 1965 federal elections. For the 1968 federal election, Rochon was re-elected at the Ahuntsic electoral district. He served his final term in the 28th Canadian Parliament then left federal office in 1972 without campaigning for another term in the House of Commons.