John Courtenay (1520/1521 – 1560) of Tremere (now Tremore) in the parish of

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in Cornwall, was a

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Origins

He was the third child from Richard Courtenay's second marriage to Jane Boscawen. In his youth he appears to have been attached to

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’s household. In the autumn of 1553, Courtenay used his family's connection with the Lostwithiel constituency to have himself elected the town's junior Member in

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's first Parliament. In the autumn of 1555, he was elected as a Member for Penryn. He died on 1 March 1560, being buried at Lanivet, where a monument was erected to his memory. He left life interest in the Tremere property to his widow, Elizabeth Trengrove, who later married Thomas Arundell. He represented

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in October 1553,

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in November 1554 and Penryn in 1555.

Children

#Jane Courtenay #Alice Courtenay #Richard Courtenay of Tremere #Henry Courtenay #George Courtenay

References

1520 births 1560 deaths English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 Members of the Parliament of England for Helston Members of the Parliament of England for Bodmin Members of the Parliament of England for Penryn {{16thC-England-MP-stub