Samuel Trelawny (1630 – 1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1659 and 1666. Trelawny was the eldest surviving son of Robert Trelawny and was baptised on 31 March 1630. His father was a merchant of Ham and MP for Plymouth. Trelawny matriculated at

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in 1647 and entered

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in 1647. History of Parliament Online - Samuel Trelawny
/ref> In 1659, Trelawny was elected Member of Parliament for

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for the

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. In 1660 he was elected MP in double returns for both

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and for

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and sat for Plymouth in the Convention Parliament. He became commissioner for assessment for Devon in August 1660. He was called to the bar in 1661 and became a commissioner for assessment for Cornwall. He also became J.P. for Devon and Cornwall. He was re-elected MP for Plymouth for the

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in 1661 and sat until his death in 1666. Trelawny died at Hengar and was buried at

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on 26 April 1666. Trelawny married Elizabeth Billing, daughter of John Billing of Hengar on 5 February 1651. He was the brother of John Trelawny.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trelawny, Samuel 1630 births 1666 deaths Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Members of Gray's Inn Place of birth unknown 17th-century English lawyers Members of the Parliament of England for Plymouth English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679 Burials in Cornwall