William Handcock
Male, Deceased Person
1654 – 1701
Who was William Handcock?
Sir William Handcock was an Irish politician and judge.
Born in County Westmeath, he was the second son of William Handcock and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley. His older brother was Thomas Handcock. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1692, representing Boyle until the following year. He sat for Dublin City from 1695 until 1699. Handcock was appointed Recorder of Dublin in 1695, a post he held until his death in 1701.
On 31 May 1685, he married Elizabeth Coddington, daughter of Nicholas Coddington.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1654
County Westmeath - Education
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Died
- 1701
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on July 23, 2013
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