About William Congreve Alcock
Lived 1771 – 1813 (aged 41–42). William Congreve Alcock was a politician.
William Congreve Alcock ( – 4 September 1813) was an Irish parliamentarian from Waterford.
Alcock was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was elected at the 1798 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for both Waterford City and for Enniscorthy, but chose to sit for Waterford. He had beaten Sir John Newport by 471 votes to 470, but an election petition was lodged. The petition was upheld, and on 1 December 1803 Alcock was unseated and Newport declared elected.
At the general election in 1806, Alcock was elected for County Wexford, with John Colclough. At the general election in 1812, he lost to Carew and Flood.
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