Jonathan Trelawny (High Sheriff of Cornwall) Jonathan Trelawny (High Sheriff of Cornwall) Sir Jonathan Trelawny (17 December 1568 – 21 June 1604), of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. Trelawny was the posthumous younger son of John Trelawny of Pool (who had been High Sheriff of the county); his elder brother died in infancy and he inherited the estate. He entered Parliament as member for Liskeard, representing that borough in three parliaments, and subsequently also represented Cornwall in the Parliaments of 1597 and 1604. On one occasion he was sent to the Tower of London for losing his temper during a parliamentary
Trelawny of the 'Wells' Pinero revised "Trelawny" heavily for performance at the Old Vic in 1925. It was revived in New York that year, as well as in 1911, 1927 and 1975. Trelawny of the Wells (by Arthur Wing Pinero) by National Theatre, since 12 February 1993, at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre. (Helen McCrory as Rose Trelawny, Ben Miles as Arthur Gower, Adam Kotz as Tom Wrench) An adaptation by Patrick Marber, directed by Joe Wright played at the Donmar Warehouse in 2013. In 1916 the play was adapted into a silent film "Trelawny of the Wells" directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma