Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
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This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Cornwall
. This vice-admiralty
jurisdiction was divided into North and South Cornwall between 1601 and 1715, with a separate vice-admiral for each; in addition, two members of the Godolphin
family were vice-admirals of the Isles of Scilly
between 1570 and 1638.
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...
. This vice-admiralty
Vice-Admiral of the Coast
The holder of the post Vice-Admiral of the Coast was responsible for the defence of one of the twenty maritime counties of England, the North and South of Wales, or the four provinces of Ireland....
jurisdiction was divided into North and South Cornwall between 1601 and 1715, with a separate vice-admiral for each; in addition, two members of the Godolphin
Godolphin
Godolphin may refer to:*Baron Godolphin, an English title of nobility*Earl of Godolphin, an English title of nobility*Godolphin and Latymer School, an independent boarding school for girls in London...
family were vice-admirals of the Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. The islands have had a unitary authority council since 1890, and are separate from the Cornwall unitary authority, but some services are combined with Cornwall and the islands are still part...
between 1570 and 1638.
Vice-Admirals of Cornwall (1559–1601)
- Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough 1559
- William Lower 1559–1577
- Ambrose Digby bef. 1577–1578 (joint in 1577)
- John ArundellJohn ArundellJohn Arundell may refer to:* John Arundel or Arundell , Bishop of Chichester, 1459–1477*Sir John Arundell of Lanherne alias John Fitzalan, 1st Baron Arundel , naval commander and Lord Marshal of England...
1578–1582 - vacant
- John Killigrew 1587–1588
- Sir Francis Godolphin 1588
- John Killigrew 1588–1589
- vacant
- Thomas PayneThomas PayneThomas Payne was a well-known bookseller in 18th century London. He was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire. From 1750 he ran a shop in Castle Street, Leicester Fields. The premises were notoriously small, but exceptionally popular with the literati of that period...
1590–1599 - Charles TrevanionCharles TrevanionCharles Trevanion was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1625.Trevanion was the son of Charles Trevanion of Caerhays, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall and his wife Joanna Witchabse...
1599–1601
Vice-Admirals of North Cornwall (1601–1715)
- William Roscarrock 1601–1621
- vacant
- Francis BassettFrancis BassettSir Francis Bassett , was a sheriff and vice-admiral of Cornwall and the recorder and M.P. of St. Ives.He married in 1620 Ann, daughter of Sir Jonathan Trelawny of Trelawne, and, during the Civil War in 1643 was busily engaged as a Royalist in the western part of Cornwall, raising money and...
1623–1645 - John Basset 1644–1645 (joint)
- Thomas Upton 1645
- John Trefusis 1645–1647 (Parliamentary)
- Edward HerleEdward HerleEdward Herle was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1660. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....
1647–1649 (Parliamentary) - vacant
- Richard Heyworth 1650–? (Parliamentary)
- John Basset 1660–1661
- Jonathan TrelawnyJonathan TrelawnySir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet was a British Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which are referenced in the Cornish anthem The Song of the Western Men.-Life:He was born at...
1661–1670 - Sir John GodolphinJohn GodolphinJohn Godolphin was an English jurist and writer, an admiralty judge under the Commonweath.- Life :The second son of John Godolphin, who was younger brother of Sir William Godolphin , he was born at Scilly, 29 November 1617. He became a commoner of Gloucester Hall, Oxford, in the Michaelmas term...
1670–1679 - Sir Joseph Tredenham 1679–1686
- Sir John Molesworth, 2nd Baronet 1686–1715
Vice-Admirals of South Cornwall (1601–1715)
- Hannibal VyvyanHannibal VyvyanHannibal Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian. The eldest son of John Vyvyan , also an MP, and head of one of Cornwall's leading families, he represented Plympton Erle in the Parliament of 1585, Helston in 1586-7 and 1601,...
1601–1607 - Francis VyvyanFrancis VyvyanSir Francis Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian...
1607–1608 - vacant
- Nicholas Burton 1612–1613
- vacant
- Sir James Bagg 1622–1638
- Sir Nicholas SlanningNicholas SlanningSir Nicholas Slanning was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He was a Royalist army officer active in the West of England, during the English Civil War.-Background:...
1638–1643 - Sir Charles TrevanionCharles TrevanionCharles Trevanion was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1625.Trevanion was the son of Charles Trevanion of Caerhays, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall and his wife Joanna Witchabse...
1643–1645 (Royalist) - John St Aubyn 1644–1649 (Parliamentary)
- Anthony RousAnthony RousAnthony Rous was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660. He was an officer in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....
1649–1660 (Parliamentary) - John St Aubyn 1660 (Parliamentary)
- Sir William GodolphinWilliam GodolphinWilliam Godolphin may refer to:* Sir William Godolphin , English Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Cornwall* Sir William Godolphin , his son, with whom he has been confused by some authorities...
1660–1671 - Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd BaronetSir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd BaronetSir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the fourth child and eldest son of Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet, High Sheriff of Cornwall, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 16 February 1664.He entered Parliament in 1660 as member for East...
1671–1675 - John Trelawny 1675–1682
- Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet 1682–1693
- Henry TrelawnyHenry TrelawnyBrigadier-General Henry Trelawny was a British Army officer of Cornish descent, the seventh and youngest son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet and Mary Seymour.He married Rebecca Hals , by whom he had children, including:...
1693–1702 - Charles TrelawnyCharles TrelawnyMajor-General Charles Trelawny was a British Army officer of Cornish descent, the fourth son of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet....
1702–1710 - Sir John Trelawny, 4th BaronetSir John Trelawny, 4th BaronetSir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Chichester, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 July 1721.He entered Parliament in 1713 as member for West Looe,...
1710–1715
Vice-Admirals of the Isles of Scilly (1570–1638)
- Francis Godolphin (senior) 1570–1606?
- vacant
- Francis Godolphin (junior) bef. 1630–1638
Vice-Admirals of Cornwall (1715–1917)
- Sir John Trelawny, 4th BaronetSir John Trelawny, 4th BaronetSir John Trelawny, 4th Baronet , of Trelawny in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet and Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Chichester, and succeeded to the baronetcy on 19 July 1721.He entered Parliament in 1713 as member for West Looe,...
1715–1755 - Edward BoscawenEdward BoscawenAdmiral Edward Boscawen, PC was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall. He is known principally for his various naval commands throughout the 18th Century and the engagements that he won, including the Siege of Louisburg in 1758 and Battle of Lagos...
1755–1761 - Hugh Boscawen, 2nd Viscount Falmouth 1761–1782
- George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount EdgcumbeAdmiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC was a British peer, naval officer and politician....
1782–1795 - Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1789 and 1795, was a British politician and writer on music.-Background:...
1795–1839 - vacant
- William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeWilliam Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount EdgcumbeWilliam Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe GCVO, PC , styled Viscount Valletort between 1839 and 1861, was a British courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:...
1897–1917