John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth-Trevanion | |
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Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Penryn |
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In office 1807–1807 |
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Preceded by | Christopher Hawkins |
Succeeded by | Charles Lemon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1780 St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England |
Died | 8 March 1840 Brussels, Belgium |
Nationality | Great Britain |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Hosier (1801-1810) Susannah Burdett (1830-1840) |
Children | John, Henry, George, Frederick, Charlotte Agnes |
Alma mater |
Winchester College Eton College |
John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth-Trevanion, MP, OW (1780-8 March 1840) (born John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth) was a Cornish politician. He rebuilt Caerhays as a Gothic-style castle.
Bettesworth was born in St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England in 1780. He was the first son of John Bettesworth (died 1789) of Caerhays, who in 1784 unsuccessfully contested a seat in Parliament for Tregony, and Frances Elinor Tomkins (died 1821). His siblings included George, Henry, Frances, and Georgiana. His paternal grandparents were John Bettesworth, LLD, Dean of Arches, and Frances Trevannion.
His education included Winchester College in 1788, and Eton College in 1796.
Bettesworth-Trevanion was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1804.
A Whig, he served as a Member of Parliament for Penryn briefly in 1807. He had contested the seat at the 1806 general election, but was defeated by Sir Christopher Hawkins; but the election was overturned on petition in February 1807, and Bettesworth-Trevanion held the seat until the general election in May 1807.