Samuel Trelawny was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  at various times between 1659 and 1666.

Trelawny was the eldest surviving son of Robert Trelawny and was baptised on 31 March 1630. His father was a merchant of Ham and MP for Plymouth. Trelawny matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford

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 in 1647 and entered Grey's Inn in 1647.

In 1659, Trelawny was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Bossiney

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 for the Third Protectorate Parliament

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. In 1660 he was elected MP in double returns for both Camelford

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 and for Plymouth

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 and sat for Plymouth in the Convention Parliament. He became commissioner for assessment for Devon in August 1660. He was called to the bar in 1661 and became a commissioner for assessment for Cornwall. He also became J.P.

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 for Devon and Cornwall. He was re-elected MP for Plymouth for the Cavalier Parliament

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 in 1661 and sat until his death in 1666.

Trelawny died at Hengar and was buried at St Tudy

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 on 26 April 1666.

Trelawny married Elizabeth Billing, daughter of John Billing of Hengar on 5 February 1651. He was the brother of John Trelawny.