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'''Thomas Alcock''' (1762–1856) was an English soldier who served in the Bengal Army and served as Treasurer of Ordnance between 1810 and 1818.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Thomas was the son of William Alcock and Mary Mawbey from [[Ravenstone, Leicestershire|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 [[Bengal Army]] and rose to the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]]. In 1802 he married Caroline St. Leger, daughter of [[St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile]]. He was appointed treasurer of the ordnance in 1810.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/alcock-thomas-1801-1866|title=ALCOCK, Thomas (1801-1866), of Kingswood Warren, Reigate, Surr. and 33 Curzon Street, Mdx. &#124; History of Parliament Online|website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org}}</ref> Thomas lived at Burwood House in [[Surrey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/bernard-burke/a-genealogical-and-heraldic-history-of-the-landed-gentry-of-great-britain--irel-kru/page-258-a-genealogical-and-heraldic-history-of-the-landed-gentry-of-great-britain--irel-kru.shtml|title=Read the eBook A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland (Volume 2) by Bernard Burke online for free (page 258 of 392)|website=www.ebooksread.com}}</ref> and latterly in [[Tunbridge Wells]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/d2192613-1fd7-456c-adb3-4fd8e0bb8b5a|title=Lease for 1 yr. & Release; Hayes Viscount Doneraile, Joseph Alcock of Roehampton, Thos. Alcock late of Burwood now of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, to Vice Adml. Sir Thos. Williams of Hill St., Berkeley Sq., London|date=June 14, 1819|via=National Archive of the UK}}</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
Thomas and Caroline's children included William St Leger Alcock who married Charlotte Stawell of [[Kilbrittain Castle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=2599|title=Estate Record: Stawell (Kilbrittain)|website=landedestates.nuigalway.ie}}</ref> [[Thomas Alcock (MP)]] was his nephew.<br />
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