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Theodore Hugh Rosslyn Koch OBE (21 December 1886 - 24 April 1961) was a Ceylonese businessman, company director and politician. Koch was born on 21 December 1886, the sixth child and fourth son of Cecil Theodore (1852-1890) and Evelyn Harriet (née Foenander) (1855-1919). Koch married Florence Lilian Kriekenbeek (1891-?) on 7 April 1915; they had four children: Kathleen Frances Theodora (b.1916); Henry Templar Rosslyn (b.1918); Pamela (b.1926); and Wilhelm Louis (b.1948). From 1952 until 1956 Koch served as the chairman of the Employers' Federation of Ceylon.

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  • Rosslyn Koch (en)
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  • Theodore Hugh Rosslyn Koch OBE (21 December 1886 - 24 April 1961) was a Ceylonese businessman, company director and politician. Koch was born on 21 December 1886, the sixth child and fourth son of Cecil Theodore (1852-1890) and Evelyn Harriet (née Foenander) (1855-1919). Koch married Florence Lilian Kriekenbeek (1891-?) on 7 April 1915; they had four children: Kathleen Frances Theodora (b.1916); Henry Templar Rosslyn (b.1918); Pamela (b.1926); and Wilhelm Louis (b.1948). From 1952 until 1956 Koch served as the chairman of the Employers' Federation of Ceylon. (en)
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  • Theodore Hugh Rosslyn Koch (en)
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  • Theodore Hugh Rosslyn Koch (en)
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  • Colombo, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • Colombo, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • Florence Lilian née Kriekenbeek (en)
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  • Eric Brohier (en)
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  • October 1959 (en)
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  • April 1948 (en)
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  • Theodore Hugh Rosslyn Koch OBE (21 December 1886 - 24 April 1961) was a Ceylonese businessman, company director and politician. Koch was born on 21 December 1886, the sixth child and fourth son of Cecil Theodore (1852-1890) and Evelyn Harriet (née Foenander) (1855-1919). Koch married Florence Lilian Kriekenbeek (1891-?) on 7 April 1915; they had four children: Kathleen Frances Theodora (b.1916); Henry Templar Rosslyn (b.1918); Pamela (b.1926); and Wilhelm Louis (b.1948). In 1938, he became a founding director of the Ceylon Insurance Company, going on to serve as its chairman from 1942 to 1960. In April 1948 Koch was appointed as the Burgher Member of the Ceylon House of Representatives, following the resignation of Edward Frederick Noel Gratiaen, who had been appointed as Justice of the Supreme Court. He was one of six members appointed by the Governor-General to represent important interests which were not represented or inadequately represented in the House. Koch served in three successive parliaments until he resigned in October 1959, wbeing succeeded by Dr. Eric Brohier. During his tenure, Koch served as the chair of the Public Accounts Committee. In the 1952 New Year Honours, Koch was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) for his services to the export trade. From 1952 until 1956 Koch served as the chairman of the Employers' Federation of Ceylon. (en)
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