Charles Trevanion was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England

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  in 1625.

Trevanion was the son of Charles Trevanion of Caerhays

St Michael Caerhays

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, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall

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 and his wife Joanna Witchabse. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall

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 in 1596.

In April 1625, Trevanion was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Cornwall

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 for a year.

Trevanion married Amia Mallet, daughter of Sir John Mallet of Enmore. Their son John Trevanion

John Trevanion

John Trevanion was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1640 to 1643. He was a royalist officer who was killed in action in the English Civil War....

was a royalist supporter who was killed in action at Bristol.