Charles Trevanion
Sir Charles Trevanion JP | |
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Royalist Vice Admiral of South Cornwall | |
In office 1643–1645 | |
High Sheriff of Cornwall | |
In office November 1633 – November 1634 | |
Member of Parliament for Cornwall | |
In office June 1625 – August 1625 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1594 Caerhays Castle, Cornwall |
Died | 1 July 1660 Bristol | (aged 66)
Resting place | Church of St Michael Caerhays |
Nationality | English |
Spouse | Amy Malet (1612-his death) |
Children | John Trevanion (1613–1643) |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Occupation | Landowner and politician |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1642 to 1646 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | |
Charles Trevanion, c. 1594 to c. 1660, was an English landowner and politician, who was
Personal details
Charles Trevanion was born around 1594, eldest son of Charles Trevanion (died 1601) of
Sometime before 1613, he married Amia Mallet, daughter of Sir John Mallet of Enmore; they had two sons and a daughter, including John Trevanion (1613-1643), who was killed at the Storming of Bristol.[2]
Career
Trevanion attended
Although Trevanion supported
In August 1643, he succeeded Sir Nicholas Slanning as Vice Admiral of South Cornwall, after the latter was killed along with his son John at Bristol. This was a largely nominal post, since the Parliamentarian navy dominated the sea lanes, but Trevanion also raised an infantry regiment. Between 1643 and 1645, this unit took part in the Siege of Plymouth, and fought at the Battle of Torrington in February 1646. It surrendered along with the remnants of the Royalist army in the West shortly afterwards.[4]
During the 1648 Second English Civil War, Trevanion was suspected of involvement in an abortive Royalist rising in Cornwall, and briefly arrested in 1650. He retained considerable local influence and regained control of his estates in 1651, where he lived quietly until dying sometime between 1654 and 1660. The exact date is unknown, as no will or similar legal document survives.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Duffin & Hunneyball 2010.
- ^ Burke 1833, p. 255.
- ^ Rushworth 1721, p. 246.
- ^ Plant, David. "Sir Charles Trevanion's Regiment of Foot". BCW Project. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
Sources
- Burke, John (1833). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours; Volume I. Henry Colburn.
- Duffin, Anne; Hunneyball, Paul (2010). TREVANION, Charles (c.1594-by 1660), of Caerhayes, Cornw. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629. CUP.
- Rushworth, John (1721). Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 4, May 1641. Browne & Son.