William Tredenham
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Sir William Tredenham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1659 and 1662.
Tredenham was the son of John Tredenham of Philly, Cornwall and his wife Elizabeth Molesworth, daughter of John Molesworth of Pencarrow Cornwall.
In 1659, Tredenham was elected Member of Parliament
for St Mawes
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. He was re-elected MP for St Mawes in the Convention Parliament, being seated after a double return in May 1660. He was knighted on 25 July 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for St Mawes in another double return and was seated in May. He sat until his death in 1662.
Tredenham died without issue and was buried in the church of St Clement Danes
, London.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1659 and 1662.
Tredenham was the son of John Tredenham of Philly, Cornwall and his wife Elizabeth Molesworth, daughter of John Molesworth of Pencarrow Cornwall.
In 1659, Tredenham was elected 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 St Mawes
St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)
St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. He was re-elected MP for St Mawes in the Convention Parliament, being seated after a double return in May 1660. He was knighted on 25 July 1660. In 1661 he was re-elected MP for St Mawes in another double return and was seated in May. He sat until his death in 1662.
Tredenham died without issue and was buried in the church of St Clement Danes
St Clement Danes
St Clement Danes is a church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. The current building was completed in 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren and it now functions as the central church of the Royal Air Force.The church is sometimes claimed to...
, London.