Thomas Handcock was an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 politician.

He was the eldest son of William Handcock

William Handcock (Westmeath politician)

William Handcock was an Irish politician.Originally from Lancashire, Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1661, holding his seat for Westmeath until 1666. He was then appointed to the Council of Connaught and in 1680, he received a grant to erect a manor in Twyford, Westmeath...

 and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley

Thomas Stanley (author)

Sir Thomas Stanley was an English author and translator.-Life:He was born in Cumberlow, Hertfordshire, the son of Sir Thomas Stanley of Cumberlow, Hertfordshire and his wife, Mary Hammond. Mary was the cousin of Richard Lovelace, and Stanley was educated in company with the son of Edward Fairfax,...

. His younger brother was Sir William Handcock

William Handcock (1654–1701)

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...

. In 1692, Handock entered the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

, representing Lanesborough

Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Lanesborough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...

 until 1699.

On 5 July 1677, he married Dorothy Green, and had by her four sons and four daughters. His oldest son William

William Handcock (1676–1723)

William Handcock was an Irish politician.He was the eldest son of Thomas Handcock and his wife Dorothy Green. Handcock entered the Irish House of Commons in 1703, representing Athlone until 1714. He sat for Dublin City from 1721 until his death two years later.He married Sarah Warburton, daughter...

 sat also in the Parliament of Ireland

Parliament of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland was a legislature that existed in Dublin from 1297 until 1800. In its early mediaeval period during the Lordship of Ireland it consisted of either two or three chambers: the House of Commons, elected by a very restricted suffrage, the House of Lords in which the lords...

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