William Hockmore (1 November 1581 – 10 October 1626) of Buckland Baron in the parish of Combe-in-Teignhead, Devon, England, was a lawyer who served twice as a Member of Parliament for St Mawes in Cornwall, in 1621 and 1624.
Origins
Hockmore was the son and heir of John Hockmore of Buckland Baron by his wife Mary Floyer, a daughter of William Floyer of Floyer Hayes in the parish of St Thomas on the southern side of the City of Exeter in Devon.
Career
He matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 23 July 1596, aged 14 and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1610. In 1621 he was elected a Member of Parliament for St Mawes in Cornwall and was re-elected in 1624 for the Happy Parliament.
Marriage and children
He married Jane Michell, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Bartholomew Michell of Cannington, Somerset, by whom he had 3 sons and 2 daughters.
Death
Hockmore died in 1626 at the age of 44. His monument survives in Combe-in-Teignhead Church.
References
- Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devon, 1822, p.135
- Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.472, pedigree of Hockmore
- ^ '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
- "HOCKMORE, William (1581-1626), of Buckland Baron, Combeinteignhead, Devon". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- Vivian, "MI"
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded byFrancis Vyvyan Sir Nicholas Smith |
Member of Parliament for St Mawes 1621–1624 With: Edward Wrightington 1621–1622 John Arundell 1624 |
Succeeded bySir James Fullerton Nathaniel Tomkins |