Nicholas Trefusis was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England

House of Commons of England

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 variously between 1628 and 1648.

Nicholas Trefusis was the last of the line of a branch of the Trefusis family living at Lezant

Lezant

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 in Cornwall.

Trefusis was elected as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Newport

Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1628 and held the seat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. In April 1640, Trefusis was re-elected as MP for Newport for the Short Parliament

Short Parliament

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. In 1646 was elected as MP for Cornwall

Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

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 as a replacement in the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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 for Royalists who had lost their lives, but was excluded in Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge

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in 1648.

Trefusis made his will in 1647 and died thereafter.

He married and had two daughters.