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) 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.