Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet

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Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 2nd Baronet (c. 1623 – 5 March 1681), 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 Looe, and subsequently also represented Cornwall and Liskeard.

He married Mary Seymour, daughter of Sir Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy, in 1725, and their children included the following seven sons, as well as at least one daughter:

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  1. ^ Courtney, William Prideaux; George Clement Boase (1878). The Baronetage of England. Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 769. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kimber, Edward; Richard Johnson, Thomas Wotton (1771). Bibliotheca Cornubiensis. G. Woodfall, 308–. 
Parliament of England
Preceded by
John Buller
and another
Member of Parliament for East Looe
with Henry Seymour

1660–1661
Succeeded by
Henry Seymour
Robert Atkyns
Preceded by
Sir John Carew
Hugh Boscawen
Member of Parliament for Cornwall
with Sir John Coryton

1661 1679
Succeeded by
Francis Robartes
Sir Richard Edgcumbe
Preceded by
John Buller
John Connock
Member of Parliament for Liskeard
with John Buller

1679–1681
Succeeded by
Christopher Wrey
John Connock
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir William Godolphin
Vice-Admiral of South Cornwall
1671–1675
Succeeded by
John Trelawny
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
John Trelawny
Baronet
(of Trelawny)
1664–1681
Succeeded by
Jonathan Trelawny