Arthur Tremayne (15 May 1827 – 14 November 1905) was a

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soldier and Cornish MP, who survived the charge of the Light Brigade, during which his horse was shot from under him.

Personal life

Arthur Tremayne, born on 15 May 1827, was the son of

John Hearle Tremayne John Hearle Tremayne (17 March 1780 – 27 August 1851) was a member of a landed family in the English county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament for ...

(1780–1851), MP, and his wife, Caroline Matilda Lemon, the daughter of Sir

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MP, and the sister of Sir

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MP. After Sir Charles Lemon's death on 13 February 1868, he inherited most of his wealth. He married on 22 September 1858, Lady Margaret Frances Hely-Hutchinson, second daughter of

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. They had the following children: * Arthur Richard (died in infancy), * Francis William (born 6 October 1862) * Caroline Mary (died in infancy),''A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain'' 1863, p. 1535: Tremayne descent.
/ref> * two other sons, * another daughter, also called Caroline Mary who married Francis Alexander on 31 January 1883 at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London. His first wife died in 1866. In 1870, he remarried to Emma Penelope Phillpotts. They had two sons. Tremayne died on 14 November 1905.''The Times'', 15 November 1905; pg. 10; Issue 37865; col D "Obituary. Colonel Arthur Tremayne."

Crimean War

During the

, Tremayne was a captain in the

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, he commanded Troup E in the

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. His horse was shot under him. Joseph Malone, his Lance-Sergeant, was awarded the

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Parliamentary career

He was

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MP for the Truro constituency from September 1878 until 1880.There is some useful background to Tremayne's election in

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's ''Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform 1790–1855'', Woodbridge:

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/Boydell Press, (1999), , Chapter 6-8.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tremayne, Arthur 1827 births 1905 deaths 13th Hussars officers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Truro UK MPs 1874–1880 British Army personnel of the Crimean War People from St Ewe Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies