Hannibal Vyvyan of Trelowarren in Cornwall

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...

, was an English Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP); his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The eldest son of John Vyvyan (died 1577), also an MP, and head of one of Cornwall's leading families, he represented Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)

Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:...

 in the Parliament of 1585, Helston

Helston (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1586-7 and 1601, and Truro in 1588-9. 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...

, High Sheriff of Cornwall

High Sheriff of Cornwall

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 in 1601 and Vice Admiral of South Cornwall from 1601 to 1607.

He married Phillipa Tremayne (1555?-1612) in 1574, and they had numerous children. His eldest son, Sir Francis

Francis Vyvyan

Sir Francis Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian...

 (died 1635), was also a Member of Parliament and High Sheriff while his grandson, Sir Richard

Sir Richard Vyvyan, 1st Baronet

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, was created a baronet in 1645. Hannibal Vyvyan died at the age of 64, and was buried on 20 February 1610 at St Dunstan's in Middlesex

Middlesex

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