Background
He was the second son of Maurice Bocland of Standlynch, by his wife Mabel, daughter of Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet of Knighton.
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Maurice Bocland
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Career
He was commissioned as a cornet in the 5th Dragoon Guards in 1715, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1716 and captain-lieutenant in the 1st Dragoon Guards in 1719. He was first elected to Parliament for Yarmouth at a by-election in 1733, then for Lymington at the general election in 1734, for Yarmouth again in 1741, and for Newport in 1747. In Parliament he supported the Government.
In his military career, Bocland transferred from the cavalry to the infantry in 1738, when he was promoted to captain in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, ranking as a lieutenant-colonel.
He served in the War of the Austrian Succession in Flanders from 1743 to 1746. He was wounded at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 and promoted to major in the same year.
In 1747 he was made colonel of the 11th Regiment of Foot, an appointment he would hold until his death. He was not elected to Parliament in the general election of 1754, but continued his advance in the Army with promotion to major-general in 1755 and lieutenant-general in 1758.
Membership
7th Parliament of Great Britain. 8th Parliament of Great Britain. 9th Parliament of Great Britain.
10th Parliament of Great Britain.
