Jean-Baptiste Durocher (August 15, 1754 – July 8, 1811) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada. He was born Jean-Baptiste-Amable Desrocher in L'Assomption, New France in 1754, the son of Jean-Baptiste Desrocher and the greatgrandson of , a merchant and tailor who came to New France from Angers, France. He entered business as a merchant at Montreal and was also involved in the fur trade at Detroit. In 1782, Durocher married Marie-Joseph, the daughter of Charles Curot; she died in 1785. In 1792, he married Charlotte, the daughter of merchant Eustache Trottier Desrivières Beaubien and the niece of François Malhiot. In that same year, he was elected to the 1st Parliament of Lower Canada for Montreal West; he was elected again for in 1808, 1809 and 1810. He generally supported