- Charles Trevanion
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Charles Trevanion ( ? - ? ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1625.
Trevanion was the son of Charles Trevanion of Caerhays, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall and his wife Joanna Witchabse. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1596.[1]
In April 1625, Trevanion was elected Member of Parliament for Cornwall for a year.[2]
Trevanion married Amia Mallet, daughter of Sir John Mallet of Enmore. Their son John Trevanion was a royalist supporter who was killed in action at Bristol.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Burke A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain
- ^ Browne WIllis Notitia Parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239 Willis states that he was elected for Tregoney in 1640, but this is contradicted by other sources
Parliament of England Preceded by
Bevil Grenville
William CorytonMember of Parliament for Cornwall
1625
With: Robert KilligrewSucceeded by
Sir Francis Godolphin
William CorytonCategories:- Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England
- High Sheriffs of Cornwall
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