John Trelawny (died 1563)
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John Trelawny (or Trelawney) (c. 1504 – 29 September 1563) was an English Member of Parliament. The son of Walter and Isabella Trelawny of Poole-in-Menheniot, Cornwall, he was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1547 and 1560. He represented Liskeard in the first Parliament of 1553 and Cornwall from 1559 until his death.[1] He married twice; his son by his marriage to Margery Lamelion, John, was his heir and also served as an MP and as High Sheriff.
Notes
- ↑ "TRELAWNY, John (c.1504-63), of Poole in Menheniot, Cornw.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
References
- Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887)
- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. p. 1.
- Richard Polwhele and John Whitaker, The Civil and Military History of Cornwall (London: Cadell & Davies, 1806)
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas St Aubyn |
High Sheriff of Cornwall 1547 |
Succeeded by Job Milaton |
| Parliament of England | ||
| Preceded by John Arundell John Polwhele |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall with Richard Chamond Peter Edgcumbe 1559–1563 |
Succeeded by Richard Grenville William Mohun |
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