Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet

Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet (9 April 1670 – 25 September 1755) was a British politician.

The member of an ancient Cornwall family, he was the eldest surviving son of Sir George Trevelyan, 1st Baronet of Nettlecombe, Somerset, who he succeeded in 1671.

Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament for Somerset from 1695 to 1698 and in 1701 and was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset for 1704–05. He sat for Minehead from 1708 to 1717 and 1717 to 1722.

He died in September 1755, aged 85, having held the baronetcy for 84 years. He had married twice: firstly Urith, the daughter of Sir John Pole, 3rd Baronet of Shute, with whom he had a daughter who predeceased him and secondly Susanna, the daughter and heiress of William Warren of Stallensthorn, Devon, with whom he had 3 sons and 5 daughters. He was succeeded by George Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet.

References

"TREVELYAN, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (?1670-1755), of Nettlecombe, Som.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir Edward Phelips Nathaniel Palmer	Member of Parliament for Somerset 1695–1698 With: Sir John Smith	Succeeded by Sir Edward Phelips John Hunt
Preceded by John Hunt Nathaniel Palmer	Member of Parliament for Somerset 1701 With: John Hunt	Succeeded by Sir Philip Sydenham Nathaniel Palmer
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Alexander Luttrell Sir Jacob Banks	Member of Parliament for Minehead 1708–1717 With: Sir Jacob Banks 1708–15 Sir William Wyndham 1715–17	Succeeded by Samuel Edwin Thomas Gage
Preceded by Samuel Edwin Thomas Gage	Member of Parliament for Minehead 1717–1722 With: James Milner 1717–21 Sir Richard Lane 1721–22 Robert Mansel 1722	Succeeded by Robert Mansel Thomas Hales
Baronetage of England
Preceded by George Trevilian	Baronet (of Nettlecombe) 1671–1755	Succeeded by George Trevelyan

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