Hamelin Trelawny | |
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| Born | 16 October 1782 Trelawny, United Kingdom |
| Died | 3 May 1846 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Governor of Saint Helena |
| Children | 6 children |
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Hamelin Trelawny (16 October 1782 – 3 May 1846)[1] was a British politician that served as governor of Saint Helena. Born to nobility, he would enlist in the British military in 1798, rising to the rank of colonel by 1841. He was appointed Governor of Saint Helena on 24 August 1841, serving in the position until his death.
- ^ Boase, George; Courtney, William (1874). Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z. Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer. p. 765.