Sir William Trelawny, sixth baronet

(1723-1772)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Trelawny, William, Sir, 1722 or 3-1772 DNB: Trelawny, Sir William, sixth baronet (1722/3-1772), colonial governor and naval officer LBT ID: WiTrela1772 VIAF ID: 46609792 LOC ID: nr90007526	B/BAP: 1723 DIED: 1772-12-11
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English naval officer and MP for West Looe (1757-67); he was governor of Jamaica (1768-72) where he died of fever.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Trelawny, sixth baronet: Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870, Fifty Years’ Recollections, Literary and Personal, with Observations on Men and Things. 3 vols (London: Charles J. Skeet, 1858) Chapter I. Found 1: ¶ 50 Chapter VIII. Found 1: ¶ 62