John Treffry (1594–1658) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1621 to 1622. Treffry was the son of William Treffry of Cornwall and was baptised at

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on 26 January 1594. He matriculated at

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on 14 June 1611 aged 16. In 1621, he was elected

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for

. 'Tracie-Tyson', Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 (1891), pp. 1501–1528. Date accessed: 14 August 2012
/ref> Treffry died at the age of about 64 and was buried at Fowey on 24 September 1658.

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1594 births 1658 deaths Members of the pre-1707 English Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford People from Fowey English MPs 1621–1622 {{17thC-England-MP-stub