John Handcock (Philipstown MP)
# John Handcock (Philipstown MP)

John Handcock (1755 – October 1786) was an Irish politician and soldier.

He was a descendant of Eliah Handcock, second son of Thomas Handcock and his wife Doroth Green. Handcock was a captain in the artillery and major of Charles Fort. He served later as lieutenant-governor of Kinsale. In 1776, he entered the Irish House of Commons.

