Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, 3rd Baronet (28 September 1681 – 1724) was a prominent Jacobite.
Richard Vyvyan was born in Colan, Cornwall. In 1697 he married a distant cousin, Mary Vivian,[1]ofTrewan Hall, St Columb Major, this uniting two branches of the family which had been separated for three centuries.[2]
Sir Richard Vyvyan was involved in the Jacobite uprising in Cornwall of 1715 and was imprisoned in the Tower of London. His wife Mary joined him there and, while in the Tower, gave birth to a daughter. His widow survived him by 32 years, dying in 1756.[3][4]
Richard Vyvyan married Mary Vivian of Trewan Hall in the parish of St Columb Major. They had 6 sons and 4 daughters:
He died in Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall in 1736(? 12 October 1724).
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1701–1702 With: William Beaw 1701 William Courtney 1701–1702 |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1703–1707 With: James Buller 1703–1705 Hugh Boscawen 1705–1707 |
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Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1707–1708 With: Hugh Boscawen |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1712–1713 With: John Trevanion |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Trelowarren) 1697–1724 |
Succeeded by Francis Vyvyan |
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