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Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet (c. 1722 – 11 December 1772), of 
He was the son of Captain William Trelawny, R.N. and educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his uncle Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet to the baronetcy in 1762, inheriting the Trelawne estate.
Trelawny sat as Member of Parliament for
Trelawne
Trelawne ( kw, Trevelowen, meaning ''elm-tree homestead'') is an historic manor in the parish of Pelynt in Cornwall, England, situated west of Plymouth, Devon and west-northwest of Looe, Cornwall. It was long the seat of the Trelawny family, la ...
, Cornwall was a British politician and colonial administrator.
He was the son of Captain William Trelawny, R.N. and educated at Westminster School. He succeeded his uncle Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet to the baronetcy in 1762, inheriting the Trelawne estate.
Trelawny sat as Member of Parliament for West Looe
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from 1757 to 1767. The latter year he was appointed Governor of Jamaica
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, a post he held until his death in December 1772. Trelawny Parish, Jamaica
Trelawny (Jamaican Patois: ''Trilaani'' or ''Chrilaani'') is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish in the county of Cornwall County, Jamaica, Cornwall in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth, Jamaica, Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of ...
was named after him.
He died in Jamaica in 1772. He had married his cousin Laetitia, the daughter and heiress of Sir Harry Trelawny, 5th Baronet, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trelawny, William, 6th Baronet 1720s births 1772 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for West Looe British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 Governors of Jamaica