Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet
British politician
William Salusbury-Trelawny | |
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Arms of Trelawny: Argent, a chevron sable[1] | |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall East | |
In office 1832–1837 Serving with Sir William Molesworth | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Edward Eliot Sir Hussey Vivian |
Personal details | |
Born | William Trelawny (1781-07-04)4 July 1781 |
Died | 15 November 1856(1856-11-15) (aged 75) |
Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (4 July 1781 – 15 November 1856), was a British politician.
Born William Trelawny, he assumed in 1802 the additional surname of Salusbury.
He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1811[2] and later sat as member of parliament for Cornwall East from 1832 to 1837. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1839 to 1856.
Salusbury-Trelawny died in November 1856, aged 69. He had married in 1807 Patience Christian Carpenter; they had several children. He was succeeded by his second son John as his eldest son Owen had died at a young age in 1830.
References
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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New constituency | Member of Parliament for Cornwall East 1832 – 1837 With: Sir William Molesworth | Succeeded by |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by | Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall 1839–1856 | Succeeded by |
Baronetage of England | ||
Preceded by | Baronet (of Trelawny) 1834–1856 | Succeeded by |