Theodore Hugh Rosslyn KochOBE (21 December 1886 - 24 April 1961) was a Ceylonese businessman,[1] company director and politician.[2]
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).[3] 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).[citation needed]
In 1938, he became a founding director of the Ceylon Insurance Company, going on to serve as its chairman from 1942 to 1960.[4][5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]
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