Arthur Tremayne was a Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

 soldier and Cornish

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

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Personal life

Arthur Tremayne, born on 15 May 1827, was the son of John Hearle Tremayne

John Hearle Tremayne

John Hearle Tremayne was a member of a landed family in the English county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Cornwall, a Justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1831...

 (1780–1851), MP, and his wife, Caroline Matilda Lemon, the daughter of Sir William Lemon

William Lemon

Sir William Lemon, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament for Cornish constituencies from 1770 to 1824, a total of 54 years.-Parental family:...

 MP, and the sister of Sir Charles Lemon

Charles Lemon

Sir Charles Lemon, 2nd Baronet Lemon of Carclew was a British Member of Parliament for several constituencies and a baronet.-Service in Parliament:...

 MP. After Sir Charles Lemon's death on 13 February 1868, he inherited most of his wealth.
He married on 22 September 1858, Lady Margaret Frances Hely-Hutchinson, second daughter of Lord Donoughmore

Earl of Donoughmore

Earl of Donoughmore is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Viscount Donoughmore, with remainder to the heirs male of his mother. He was a General in the British Army and sat in the House of Lords as one of the 28 original Irish Representative...

. They had the following children: Arthur Richard (died in infancy), Francis William (born 6 October 1862) and Caroline Mary (died in infancy), two other sons and another daughter.

His first wife died in 1866. In 1870, he remarried to Emma Penelope Phillpotts. They had two sons. Tremayne died on 14 November 1905.

Crimean War

During the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

, Tremayne was a Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons, he commanded Troup E in the Charge of the Light Brigade

Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. The charge was the result of a miscommunication in such a way that the brigade attempted a much more difficult objective...

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His horse was shot under him. Joseph Malone, his Lance-Sergeant, was awarded the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

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Parliamentary career

He was Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 MP for the Truro constituency from September 1878 until 1880.