Transcript

of

Richard Mallock [Obituary]

Trans. Devon. Assoc., vol. XXXIII, (1901), pp. 35-36.

by

J. Brooking-Rowe (Ed.)

Prepared by Michael Steer

In 1900, Cockington owner and former Torquay MP, Richard Mallock collapsed and died while on a cycling holiday in Scotland. The Mallock Memorial is an ornate clock tower standing at the junctions of the Strand, Torwood Street and Victoria Parade in Torquay. It was completed in 1902 and transferred to the ownership of Torquay Corporation in 1903. Its purpose was to commemorate the life and works of Richard Mallock. He was very much a local figure, representing Torquay in Parliament from 1886 to 1895 and was a magistrate for many years. The splendid Memorial was paid for by subscriptions raised from his constituents. The Mallock family retained ownership of Cockington Village until 1933. In September 2019, a large number of Mallock family descendants returned to Cockington Court for the day. At that time, the beautiful house and grounds had been home to consecutive members of the Mallock family for 278 years. A report of this family gathering may be accessed at the Cocking Court website (archived copy). The obituary, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the on which digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

Richard Mallock of Cockington Court, Torquay, was born 20th December, 1843; the son of Charles Herbert Mallock and Maria, daughter of Arthur Champernowne, of Dartington. He was educated at Harrow, and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was for a short time in the Royal Artillery. In 1885 he made an attempt to enter Parliament, standing as Conservative candidate for the newly constituted Torquay Division, but was defeated by Mr., now Sir Lewis, Mclver; but in 1886 the tables were tamed, Mr. Mallock being successful, and Mr. Mclver at the bottom of the poll. He continued to represent the division until 1895, when he did not seek re-election. He took part in all matters of local administration in West Devon; was a Justice of the Peace and a County Councillor, and a generous supporter of all charitable objects. During the last year of his life he took a leading part in establishing at Torquay a Convalescent Home for soldiers invalided from South Africa. He married, first, Mary Jones, daughter of Thomas Ashton Hodgson Dickson, of Liverpool, and secondly, Elizabeth Emily, daughter of George Macouchy, of Eathmore, co. Longford, by both of whom he had issue. He became a life member of the Association in 1877. He died quite suddenly at St. Andrews, while cycling in Scotland, July, 1900.