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Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet

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William Salusbury-Trelawny
Arms of Trelawny: Argent, a chevron sable[1]
Member of Parliament for Cornwall East
In office
1832–1837
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byEdward Eliot
Sir Hussey Vivian
Personal details
Born
William Trelawny

(1781-07-04)4 July 1781
Died15 November 1856(1856-11-15) (aged 75)

Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (4 July 1781 – 15 November 1856), was a British politician.

Born William Trelawny, he assumed in 1802 the additional surname of Salusbury.

He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1811[2] and later sat as member of parliament for Cornwall East from 1832 to 1837. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1839 to 1856.

Salusbury-Trelawny died in November 1856, aged 69. He had married in 1807 Patience Christian Carpenter; they had several children. He was succeeded by his second son John as his eldest son Owen had died at a young age in 1830.

References

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  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B796
  2. ^ Cornwall Record Office: BRA833/209

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Cornwall East
18321837
With: Sir William Molesworth
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall
1839–1856
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Baronet
(of Trelawny)
1834–1856
Succeeded by