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

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for Bossiney for the

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

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and for Plymouth 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 St Tudy 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