Thomas Alcock (1762–1856) was an English soldier who served in the Bengal Army and served as Treasurer of Ordnance between 1810 and 1818.

Early life

Thomas was the son of William Alcock and Mary Mawbey from Ravenstone. After the death of William, Thomas' uncle Joseph Mawbey, whose sister was William's widow, became the administrator of his brother-in-law's estate. Mawbey procured a clerkship at the Treasury for Thomas' brother, Joseph Alcock, and purchased a military commission for Thomas. Thomas served with distinction in the

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and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1802 he married Caroline St. Leger, daughter of

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. He was appointed treasurer of the ordnance in 1810. Thomas lived at Burwood House in

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. and latterly in

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Family

Thomas and Caroline's children included William St Leger Alcock who married Charlotte Stawell of

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Thomas Alcock (MP) Thomas Alcock (19 August 1801 – 22 August 1866) was a British Member of Parliament for 24 years non-consecutively, a progressive Liberal on questions of expansion of the popular ballot he was also an established church benefactor. Alcock was ...

was his nephew.

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1762 births 1856 deaths British East India Company Army officers {{UK-mil-bio-stub