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⚫ '''Sir Francis Vyvyan''' (1575 – 11 June 1635), of ] in ], was an English ] (MP); his surname is sometimes spelt '''Vivian'''. The eldest son of ], an MP, ] and Captain of ], Francis became Captain of St Mawes Castle himself in 1603, was MP for ] in the Parliament of 1604-11, was briefly ] after his father's retirement from that post, and served as ] in 1617. He was knighted in 1618. However, falling from favour he was dismissed from the captaincy of St Mawes in 1632 and fined £2000.
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'''Sir Francis Vyvyan''' (Aug. 1575 – 11 June 1635), of ] in ], was an English ] (MP); his surname is sometimes spelt '''Vivian'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/vyvyan-francis-1575-1635|title=VYVYAN, Francis (1575-1635), of Trelowarren, nr. Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornw.|publisher=History of Parliament Trust|access-date= 25 March 2019}}</ref>


The eldest son of ], an MP, ] and Captain of ], Francis became Captain of St Mawes Castle himself in 1603. He was MP for ] in the ] of 1604 and ] in the ] of 1614.
⚫ He married twice. His eldest son by his second marriage (to Loveday Connock), ], was knighted shortly before his father's death in 1635, and in 1645 was raised to the dignity of a baronetcy.

⚫ He was briefly ] in 1607–08 after his father's retirement from that post, and served as ] in 1617. He was knighted in 1618. However, falling from favour, he was dismissed from the captaincy of St Mawes in 1632 and fined £2000.

⚫ He married twice. His eldest son by his second marriage to Loveday Connock, ], was knighted shortly before his father's death in 1635, and in 1645 was raised to the dignity of a baronetcy.


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⚫ * ''Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall'' (Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887)
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English Member of Parliament

Trelowarren House - seat of the Vyvyan family

Sir Francis Vyvyan (Aug. 1575 – 11 June 1635), of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament (MP); his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian.

The eldest son of Hannibal Vyvyan, an MP, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Captain of St Mawes Castle, Francis became Captain of St Mawes Castle himself in 1603. He was MP for Fowey in the Blessed Parliament of 1604 and St Mawes in the Addled Parliament of 1614.

He was briefly Vice-Admiral for South Cornwall in 1607–08 after his father's retirement from that post, and served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1617. He was knighted in 1618. However, falling from favour, he was dismissed from the captaincy of St Mawes in 1632 and fined £2000.

He married twice. His eldest son by his second marriage to Loveday Connock, Richard, was knighted shortly before his father's death in 1635, and in 1645 was raised to the dignity of a baronetcy.

References

  1. "VYVYAN, Francis (1575-1635), of Trelowarren, nr. Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornw". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
Parliament of England
Preceded byCarew Raleigh
William Courtney 		Member of Parliament for Fowey
1604
With: Henry Peter (MP) 		Succeeded byJonathan Rashleigh
Sir Edward Boys
Preceded byDudley Carleton
John Speccott 		Member of Parliament for St Mawes
1614
With: Nicholas Smith (MP) 		Succeeded byEdward Wrightington
William Hockmore


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