Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
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Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet (9 April 1670 – 25 September 1755) was a British politician.
The member of an ancient Cornwall
family, Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament
for Somerset
from 1695 to 1698 and in 1701 and for Minehead
from 1708 to 1717 and 1717 to 1722. He died in September 1755, aged 85, having held the baronetcy for 84 years.
The member of an ancient 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...
family, Trevelyan sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Somerset
Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament , known traditionally as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
from 1695 to 1698 and in 1701 and for Minehead
Minehead (UK Parliament constituency)
Minehead was a parliamentary borough in Somerset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1563–1629 :...
from 1708 to 1717 and 1717 to 1722. He died in September 1755, aged 85, having held the baronetcy for 84 years.