Hannibal Vyvyan (born c. 1598)
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Hannibal Vyvyan was an English Member of Parliament
(MP); his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The fourth son of Hannibal Vyvyan
(1545–1610), also an MP, he represented St Mawes
in the Parliament of 1628. He was also Captain of St Mawes castle
(as his father and elder brother had been before him), Comptroller of Tin Coinage
and Keeper of Lostwithiel
Jail.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP); his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The fourth son of Hannibal Vyvyan
Hannibal Vyvyan
Hannibal Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The eldest son of John Vyvyan , also an MP, and head of one of Cornwall's leading families, he represented Plympton Erle in the Parliament of 1585, Helston in 1586-7 and 1601,...
(1545–1610), also an MP, he represented St Mawes
St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)
St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in...
in the Parliament of 1628. He was also Captain of St Mawes castle
St Mawes Castle
St Mawes Castle and its larger sister castle, Pendennis, were built as part of a defensive chain of fortresses by Henry VIII to protect the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom...
(as his father and elder brother had been before him), Comptroller of Tin Coinage
Tin coinage
In Devon and Cornwall, tin coinage was a tax on refined tin, payable to the Crown and administered in the Stannary Towns. The oldest surviving records of coinage show that it was collected in 1156. It was abolished in 1838....
and Keeper of Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel
Lostwithiel is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,739...
Jail.