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, Recorder of Dublin.[3] In 1692, Handcock 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]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Lodge, Edmund (1838). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage (6th ed.). London: Saunder and Otley. pp. 88.
  3. ^ a b Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 805.
  4. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)