The Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny Baronetcy, of Trelawny in the County of

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, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 July 1628 for John Trelawny of Trelawny in the parish of

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in Cornwall. The family derived much of their political power from their patronage of the nearby pocket borough of East Looe. The second Baronet sat as

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for East Looe,

and

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. The third Baronet was a clergyman and one of the Seven Bishops imprisoned by James II. The fourth Baronet represented

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and East Looe in the

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. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for East Looe. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for West Looe and served as Governor of Jamaica. The eighth Baronet was

for East Cornwall 1832–1837 and

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. In 1802 he assumed the additional surname of Salusbury. The ninth Baronet represented

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and East Cornwall in

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. John Trelawny,

Charles Trelawny Major General Charles Trelawny, also spelt 'Trelawney', (1653 – 24 September 1731) was an English soldier from Cornwall who played a prominent part in the 1688 Glorious Revolution, and was a Member of Parliament for various seats between 1685 ...

and Henry Trelawny, sons of the second Baronet and brothers of the third Baronet, all gained distinction in their own right. Edward Trelawny, younger son of Bishop Trelawny (3rd Bt), served as Governor of Jamaica 1738-52.

Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny baronets, of Trelawny (1628)

* Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet (1592–1664) *

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (ca. 1623 – 5 March 1681), of Trelawny in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England, was a Cornish Member of Parliament. Origins He was the fourth child and eldest son and heir of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baro ...

(–1681) *

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (24 March 1650 – 19 July 1721) was an English Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which ar ...

(1650–1721) * Sir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet (1691–1756) *

Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet (1687 – 7 April 1762), of Whitleigh, Devon, was a British Army officer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. Trelawny was baptised on 15 February 1687 at Egg Buckland, Devon, the ...

(1687–1762) * Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet (1772) *

Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet (1756–1834) was an English Protestant preacher and convert to Roman Catholicism, nephew of General Harry Trelawny. Sir Harry (Henry) Trelawny of Trelawne was a Cornish baronet of historic title. As a young man h ...

(1756–1834) * Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (1781–1856) * Sir John Salusbury Salusbury-Trelawny, 9th Baronet (1816–1885) * Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 10th Baronet (1844–1917) * Sir John William Salusbury-Trelawny, 11th Baronet (1869–1944) * Sir John William Robin Maurice Salusbury-Trelawny, 12th Baronet (1908–1956) * Sir John Barry Salusbury-Trelawny, 13th Baronet (1934–2009) * Sir John William Richard Salusbury-Trelawny, 14th Baronet (born 1960) **The

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to the baronetcy is the son of the 14th baronet, Harry John Salusbury-Trelawny (born 1982). Sir Harry Trelawny, 7th Baronet (1756–1834) converted to Catholicism; and, in 1830, at the age of 74, was ordained priest by Cardinal Odescalchi, Vicar of

Pope Gregory XVI Pope Gregory XVI ( la, Gregorius XVI; it, Gregorio XVI; born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in 1 June 1846. He ...

. He died at Laveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy, on 25 February 1834.

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990 * {{Portalbar, Cornwall Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1628 establishments in England Cornish people Cornish Baronetage

Trelawny, later Salusbury-Trelawny baronets, of Trelawny (1628)

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