William Hockmore
Arms of Hockmore: Per chevron sable and or, in chief two pairs of reaping hooks endorsed and entwined blades azure handles of the second in base a moorcock of the first combed and wattled gules
William Hockmore (1 November 1581 - 10 October 1626) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1624.
Hockmore was the son of John Hockmore of Buckland Baron in the parish of Combe-in-Teignhead,[1] Devon. He matriculated at Corpus Christi, Oxford on 23 July 1596, aged 14. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1610.[2] In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for St Mawes. He was re-elected MP for St Mawes in 1624 for the Happy Parliament.[3]
Hockmore died in 1626 at the age of 44.[2]
References
- ↑ Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devon, 1822, p.135
- 1 2 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Hieron-Horridge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 706-747. Date accessed: 15 March 2012
- ↑ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp176-239
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Francis Vyvyan Sir Nicholas Smith |
Member of Parliament for St Mawes 1621-1624 With: Edward Wrightington 1621-1622 John Arundell 1624 |
Succeeded by Sir James Fullerton Nathaniel Tomkins |
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