Samuel Stephens (''c.'' 1768 – 25 February 1834) was a politician in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. He sat in the

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in two periods between 1806 and 1820. He served as

High Sheriff of Cornwall Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list: The right to choose high sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall. The Privy Council, chaired by the sovereign, chooses the sheriffs of all other English counties, ot ...

for 1805 and then at the 1806 general election was elected as a

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(MP) for St Ives, where he was re-elected in

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and held the seat until the 1812 general election, when he did not contest St Ives. He was re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election, and held the seat until the next election, in 1820. He was the son of a previous MP for St Ives, Samuel Stephens. On 29 November 1796 he married Betty Wallis, the daughter of

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and daughter of John Hearle of Penryn. They had five children: #Samuel Wallis, his heir. #John Augustus. #Francis Hearle, a cavalry officer. #Henry Lewis, of Oriel College, Oxford, to whom he left

Tregenna Castle Tregenna Castle, ( kw, Kastel Tregenow, meaning "Kenow’s settlement") in St Ives, Cornwall, was built by Samuel Stephens in the 18th century and is named after the hill on which it stands. The estate was sold in 1871 and became a hotel, a purp ...

. #Ferdinand Thomas. #Sarah-Maria (5 October 1800 – 16 June 1878). She married (6 March 1827) the Reverend Charles William Davy.

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* 1834 deaths High Sheriffs of Cornwall Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for St Ives UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1818–1820 Year of birth uncertain {{England-UK-MP-stub