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Thomas Handcock (28 May 1654 – 1726) 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. His younger brother was Sir William Handcock, Recorder of Dublin. In 1692, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons, representing Lanesborough until 1699.

On 5 July 1677, he married Dorothy Green, and had, by her, four sons and four daughters. His oldest son William sat also in the Parliament of Ireland.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded byFergus Farrell
Sir Humphrey Jervis
Member of Parliament for Lanesborough
1692–1699
With: Sir Humphrey Jervis 1692–1693
Richard Gardiner 1695–1699
Succeeded byNicholas Sankey
Henry Fox


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