Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine

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Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine (17 November 1791 – 4 July 1869) was an Irish peer and Tory politician.

Castlemaine was the eldest son of Richard Handcock, 2nd Baron Castlemaine, and Anne, daughter of Arthur French. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Castlemaine was returned to Parliament for Athlone in 1826, a seat he held until 1832.^[1]^[2] He succeeded his father in the barony in 1840 and was elected an Irish representative peer in 1841.^[3]^[4]

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