William Hockmore (1 November 1581 – 10 October 1626) of Buckland Baron in the parish of Combe-in-Teignhead,Lysons, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devon, 1822, p.135 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.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
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. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Hieron-Horridge', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 706-747. Date accessed: 15 March 2012 In 1621 he was elected a Member of Parliament for St Mawes in Cornwall and was re-elected in 1624 for the Happy Parliament.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
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.Vivian, "MI"
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