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Edward Trelawney

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Edward Trelawney (c. 1653 - October 1726), of Coldrenick, near Liskeard, Cornwall, was an English clergyman who served as Dean and Archdeacon of Exeter between 1717 and 1726.[1]

Trelawney was the son of Jonathan Trelawny, gentleman of St Germans, Cornwall,[2] and a descendant of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, MP of Trelawne (died 1604) who left the Coldrenick estate to his second son Edward.[3] He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford on 7 April 1671, aged 18. He was awarded B.A. from Christ Church, Oxford in 1674 and awarded M.A. in 1677.[2]

Trelawney was appointed rector of St Tudy in 1677, and of South Hill, Cornwall, in 1691. He became a Canon in 1699 and sub-dean of Exeter in 1705. In 1717 he became Dean of Exeter and Archdeacon of Exeter and remained in post until his death on 21 or 24 October 1726.[2]

Trelawney married Elizabeth Darell, daughter of Thomas Darell of Chawcroft, Hampshire and had sons Darell and Charles, who were both Members of Parliament.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Ursula Radford (1955). "An Introduction to the Deans of Exeter". Report & Transactions of the Devonshire Association 87: 1–24.
  2. ^ a b c Foster, Joseph. "Tracie-Tyson in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 pp. 1501-1528". British History Online. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "TRELAWNY, Darell (1695-1727), of Coldrenick, nr. Liskeard, Cornw". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Exeter
1717–1726
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archdeacon of Exeter
1717–1726
Succeeded by