About John Trelawny
Lived 1500 – 1563. John Trelawny was a politician.
John Trelawny (or Trelawney) (c. 1504 – 29 September 1563) was a Cornish 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. He married twice; his son by his marriage to Margery Lamelion, John, was his heir and also served as High Sheriff.
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Who was John Trelawny?
English politician
When was John Trelawny born?
John Trelawny was born in 1500.
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John Trelawny died on 29 September 1563.
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John Trelawny was a politician.
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