Charles Trevanion
Sir Charles Trevanion JP | |
|---|---|
 Family home at Caerhays Castle (rebuilt in 18th century) | |
| Royalist Vice Admiral of South Cornwall | |
| In office 1643–1645 | |
| High Sheriff of Cornwall | |
| In office November 1633 – November 1634 | |
| Member of Parliament for Cornwall | |
| In office June 1625 – August 1625 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1594 Caerhays Castle, Cornwall |
| Died | 1 July 1660 (aged 66) Bristol |
| Resting place | Church of St Michael Caerhays |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Malet (1612-his death) |
| Children | John Trevanion (1613–1643) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Landowner and politician |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1646 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | First English Civil War |
Charles Trevanion, c. 1594 to c. 1660, was an English landowner and politician, who was MP for Cornwall in 1625 and Sheriff from 1633 to 1634. He supported the Royalist cause during the First English Civil War, his eldest son John Trevanion being killed in 1643.
Personal details[]
Charles Trevanion was born around 1594, eldest son of Charles Trevanion (died 1601) of Caerhays Castle and his wife Joan Wichalse (c. 1568-1598). One of the largest landowners in Cornwall, his father controlled several seats in Parliament, served as Vice-Admiral of Cornwall and was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1596. When he died in 1601, Trevanion inherited nearly 8,000 acres of land around the village of St Michael Caerhays.[1]
Sometime before 1613, he married Amia Mallet, daughter of Sir John Mallet of Enmore; they had two sons and a daughter, including John Trevanion (1613-1643), who was killed in the Storming of Bristol.[2]
Career[]
Trevanion attended Oriel College, Oxford in 1611 and became a local Justice of the Peace in 1617. Elected for Cornwall in 1625, he did not stand again but his extensive estates gave him influence over the Parliamentary seats of Grampound, Tregony and St Mawes. This fact made him a substantial player in Cornish politics for the next thirty years.[1]
Although Trevanion supported the Parliamentary opposition in the debate over the Petition of Right, his son John was one of 59 MPs named as "betrayers of their country" in May 1641 for voting against the Bill of Attainder for Strafford.[3] When the First English Civil War began in August 1642,
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Duffy & Hunneyball 2010.
- ^ Burke 1833, p. 255.
- ^ Rushworth 1721, p. 246.
Sources[]
- Burke, John (1833). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours; Volume I. Henry Colburn.
- Duffin, Anne; Hunneyball, Paul (2010). TREVANION, Charles (c.1594-by 1660), of Caerhayes, Cornw. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. CUP.
- Rushworth, John (1721). Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 4, May 1641. Browne & Son.
- Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cornwall
- High Sheriffs of Cornwall
- English MPs 1625
- Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
- Military personnel of the English Civil War