William Handcock
Deceased Person
1704 – 1741
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Who was William Handcock?
William Handcock was an Irish politician.
He was the oldest son of William Handcock and his wife Susan Warburton, daughter of Richard Warburton. His younger brother was John Gustavus Handcock and his cousins were William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine and Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine. In 1727, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons and represented Fore until his death in 1741.
He married Elizabeth Vesey, second daughter of Sir Thomas Vesey, 1st Baronet and sister of John Vestey, 1st Baron Knapton. Their marriage was childless.
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