Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet
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Sir William Trelawny | |
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Born | c.1722 |
Died | 11 December 1772 |
Allegiance | Great Britain |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | c.1743–1772 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | HMS Peregrine HMS Port Mahon HMS Vestal HMS Lion HMS Winchester HMS St Florentine |
Battles/wars |
Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet (c. 1722 – 11 December 1772), of Trelawne, Cornwall was a British politician and colonial administrator.[1]
He was the son of Captain William Trelawny, R.N. and educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his uncle Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet to the baronetcy in 1762, inheriting the Trelawne estate.
Trelawny sat as Member of Parliament for West Looe from 1757 to 1767. The latter year he was appointed Governor of Jamaica, a post he held until his death in December 1772. Trelawny Parish, Jamaica was named after him.
He died in Jamaica in 1772. He had married his cousin Laetitia, the daughter and heiress of Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
References
- ^ "TRELAWNY, William (?1722-72), of Trelawne, nr. Looe, Cornw". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- Morgan, Kenneth. "Trelawny, Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27690. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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