William Hockmore Explained

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.

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 College, 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]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=xnJPAAAAYAAJ&dq=buckland+baron&pg=PA135 Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devon, 1822, p.135
2. [John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]
3. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=117066 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Hieron-Horridge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 706-747. Date accessed: 15 March 2012
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=5V09AAAAYAAJ&q=%22Browne+Willis%22 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. Web site: HOCKMORE, William (1581-1626), of Buckland Baron, Combeinteignhead, Devon.. History of Parliament Trust. 28 July 2019.
6. Vivian, "MI"