Background
He was the son of Richard Trentham of Rocester Abbey, who died in 1547.
He was the son of Richard Trentham of Rocester Abbey, who died in 1547.
In 1571, he became a Knight of the Shire in the House of Commons as one of two members for the County of Stafford. Later that year he was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire to replace the outgoing Sir Walter Aston and again in 1579. He was one of the gentlemen out of Staffordshire appointed to attend Mary, Queen of Scots in her remove to Fotheringay Castle.
He died in 1587 and was buried on 25 May 1587 at Rocester Abbey, Staffordshire.