About John Trelawny
Lived 1640 – 1680 (aged 39–40). John Trelawny was a politician.
Captain John Trelawny (c. 1646 – 14 May 1680) was an English army officer of Cornish descent, the eldest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet.
Trelawny was appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber in 1674, and was returned as Member of Parliament for West Looe in 1677.
He married Catherine Jenkyn and was killed, without issue, at Tangier, predeceasing his father.
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Who was John Trelawny?
English army officer and politician
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John Trelawny was born in 1640.
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John Trelawny died in 1680.
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John Trelawny was a politician.
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