Thomas Handcock
Thomas Handcock (28 May 1654 – 1726)[1] was an Irish politician.
He was the eldest son of William Handcock and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley.[2] His younger brother was Sir William Handcock.[3] In 1692, Handock entered the Irish House of Commons, representing Lanesborough until 1699.[1]
On 5 July 1677, he married Dorothy Green, and had by her four sons and four daughters.[3] His oldest son William sat also in the Parliament of Ireland.[4]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Lodge, Edmund (1838). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage (6th ed.). London: Saunder and Otley. p. 88.
- 1 2 Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 805.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 15 July 2009.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
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| Preceded by Fergus Farrell Sir Humphrey Jervis |
Member of Parliament for Lanesborough 1692–1699 With: Sir Humphrey Jervis 1692–1693 Richard Gardiner 1695–1699 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Sankey Henry Fox |
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