John Trevanion Purnell Bettesworth-Trevanion, Member of Parliament, OW was a Cornish politician.
Background
Bettesworth was born in Street Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England in 1780. He was the first son of John Bettesworth (died 1789) of Caerhays, who in 1784 unsuccessfully contested a seat in Parliament for Tregony, and Frances Elinor Tomkins (died 1821).
Education
His paternal grandparents were John Bettesworth, Doctor of Laws, Dean of Arches, and Frances Trevannion.
Career
He rebuilt Caerhays as a Gothic-style castle. His education included Winchester College in 1788, and Eton College in 1796. Bettesworth-Trevanion was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1804.
He had contested the seat at the 1806 general election, but was defeated by Sir Christopher Hawkins.
But the election was overturned on petition in February 1807, and Bettesworth-Trevanion held the seat until the general election in May 1807. His military career included Cornet 2nd Dragoon Guards and reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve Cornwall militia.
Membership
3rd United Kingdom Parliament]
A Whig, he served as a Member of Parliament for Penryn briefly in 1807.