George Trenchard (died 1610)

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George Trenchard
Member of Parliament for Dorset
In office
7 October 1601 –29 December 1601
Personal details
Bornc.1575
Died1610 (aged 35)
Parent George Trenchard (c. 1548 – 1630)
Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford

George Trenchard (1575-1610) was an English politician who was a member of parliament (MP) for Dorset in 1601. [1]

He was the eldest son of George Trenchard (c. 1548 – 1630) of Wolveton, Dorset and his wife Anne, daughter of Sir George Speake. [1] [2] He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford in November 1588, aged 13, [3] and was admitted to the Middle Temple in October 1594. [4]

Due to his family's standing in the county, Trenchard was chosen as junior member for Dorset in 1601. [1] He was knighted by James I at Hanworth in June 1603. [5] Also in 1603 he married Bridget (d. 1606), the daughter of John Whitson, a Bristol merchant. [6]

His first wife having died in childbirth, [7] he married Penelope, daughter of Lord Thomas Darcy in June 1610. [1] He died later that summer, leaving no heir. [1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "TRENCHARD, George II (c.1575-1610), of Wolveton, Dorset and London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ↑ The visitation of the county of Dorset, taken in the year 1623. Vol. 20. Harleiean Society. 1885. p. 94.
  3. ↑ "Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Tracie-Tyson". British History Online. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Register of Admissions to the Middle Temple. Vol. 1. 1949. p. 67.
  5. ↑ Nichols, John (1828). The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First. Vol. 1. p. 167.
  6. ↑ McGrath, Patrick (1970). John Whitson and the Merchant Community of Bristol. p. 12.
  7. ↑ McGrath 1970, p. 13.

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