William Hockmore

William Hockmore (1 November 1581 – 10 October 1626) of Buckland Baron in the parish of Combe-in-Teignhead,[1] Devon, England, was a lawyer who served twice as a Member of Parliament for St Mawes in Cornwall, in 1621 and 1624.

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

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.[2]

Career

He matriculated at Corpus Christi, Oxford on 23 July 1596, aged 14 and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1610.[3] In 1621 he was elected a Member of Parliament for St Mawes in Cornwall and was re-elected in 1624 for the Happy Parliament.[4]

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.[5]

Death

Hockmore died in 1626 at the age of 44.[3] His monument survives in Combe-in-Teignhead Church.[6]

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References
  1. Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devon, 1822, p.135
  2. 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
  3. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Hieron-Horridge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 706-747. Date accessed: 15 March 2012
  4. 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
  5. "HOCKMORE, William (1581-1626), of Buckland Baron, Combeinteignhead, Devon". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  6. Vivian, "MI"
Parliament of England
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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