William Handcock (1737–1794)
William Handcock (1737 – April 1794)[1] was an Irish politician.
William Handcock | |
|---|---|
| In office 1759–1783 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Handcock George St George |
| Succeeded by | William Handcock Sir Richard St George, 1st Bt |
He was the only son of Robert Handcock, fifth son of William Handcock, and his wife Jane Blackburne, daughter of Richard Blackburne.[2] Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1759, representing Athlone until 1783.[1]
On 9 October 1767, he married Susannah, second daughter of Owen Lloyd[3] and had by her an only son.[2]
References
- Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2006). MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800. Ulster Historical Foundation. p. 94. ISBN 1-903688-60-4.
- Burke, John (1862). Sir Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. London: Harrison. p. 644.
- Sylvanus, Urban (1767). The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. part I. London: J. Exshaw. p. 656.
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