About William Handcock
Lived 1808 – 1890 (aged 81–82). William Handcock was a politician and shopkeeper.
William Handcock (1808 – 26 November 1890) was an Australian politician.
He was a storekeeper at Drayton before entering politics. In 1859 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Darling Downs, but with the establishment of the separate colony of Queensland the seat was discontinued later that year. Handcock died at Waverley in 1890.
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Who was William Handcock?
Australian politician
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William Handcock was born in 1808.
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William Handcock died on 26 November 1890 in Waverley.
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William Handcock was a politician and shopkeeper.
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