William Handcock (1704–1741)

William Handcock (1704 – 13 August 1741)[1] was an Irish politician.

He was the oldest son of William Handcock and his wife Susan Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton.[2] His younger brother was John Gustavus Handcock and his cousins were William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine and Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine.[3] In 1727, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons and represented Fore until his death in 1741.[1]

He married Elizabeth Vesey, second daughter of Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Baronet and sister of John Vesey, 1st Baron Knapton.[3] Their marriage was childless.[2]

References

1. "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Retrieved 8 July 2009.
2. 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.
3. Debrett, John (1828). Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. vol. II (17th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. pp. 805–806.