Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet


Sir Jonathan Trelawny

Bishop of Winchester
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, 1720
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseWinchester
In office1707–1721
PredecessorPeter Mews
SuccessorCharles Trimnell
Previous post(s)Bishop of Bristol (1685–1689)
Bishop of Exeter (1689–1707)
Orders
Consecration8 November 1685
by William Sancroft
Personal details
Born(1650-03-24)24 March 1650
Trelawne, Cornwall, England
Died19 July 1721(1721-07-19) (aged 71)
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
EducationWestminster School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Arms of Trelawny: Argent, a chevron sable

Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet (24 March 1650 – 19 July 1721) was Bishop of Bristol, Bishop of Exeter and Bishop of Winchester. Trelawny is best known for his role in the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution which are sometimes believed to be referenced in the Cornish anthem "The Song of the Western Men".


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