Jonathan Rashleigh II of Menabilly, near Fowey, Cornwall was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1686/87, and twice Member of Parliament for Fowey 1675-1681 and 1689-1695.
Background
He was the eldest son of John Rashleigh (1621–1651) (son and heir apparent of Jonathan Rashleigh I (1591-1675) of Menabilly, whom he predeceased), Member of Parliament for Fowey in 1661, by his wife Joan Pollexfen (born 1620), a daughter of John Pollexfen of Kitley, Yealmpton, Devon, by his wife Cicilia Harris, daughter of John Harris of Radford, Plymstock, Devon.
Career
He served as Member of Parliament for the family"s pocket borough of Fowey 24 May 1675 to March 1681 and again from 1689 to 1695. He increased the burgess votes he controlled in Fowey by purchasing further lands within the borough from his senior but less prominent cousins, the Rashleigh family of Coombe, Fowey. He died and was later buried on 11 September 1702.
