John Handcock (1755 – October 1786) was an Irish politician and soldier. He was a descendant of Eliah Handcock, second son of

Thomas Handcock Thomas Handcock (28 May 1654 – 1726) was an Irish people, Irish politician. He was the eldest son of William Handcock (Westmeath politician), William Handcock and his wife Abigail, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and sister of Thomas Stanley (aut ...

and his wife Doroth Green. Handcock was a captain in the artillery and major of

Charles Fort Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold ...

. He served later as lieutenant-governor of Kinsale. In 1776, he entered the

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. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ...

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1755 births 1786 deaths Irish MPs 1776–1783 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for King's County constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub