Constituency Dates
Dorchester [1542]1Did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.
Family and Education
b. by 1520, 2nd s. of Sir Thomas Trenchard of Wolveton, Dorset, by 2nd w. Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Delalynd; bro. of Richard.2Date of birth estimated from younger brother’s. Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 4), ii. 101; Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 326.
biography text

Trenchard and his younger brother Richard were doubtless returned for Dorchester through the influence of their father the high steward of the borough. Christopher’s death was reported not long after the opening of the third session and the writ for a by-election to replace him was issued nearly two weeks later on 27 Jan. 1544.3C. H. Mayo, Recs. Dorchester, 320; C219/18B/22-23.

Author
H.M.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Notes
  • 1. Did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.
  • 2. Date of birth estimated from younger brother’s. Misc. Gen. et Her. (ser. 4), ii. 101; Hutchins, Dorset, iii. 326.
  • 3. C. H. Mayo, Recs. Dorchester, 320; C219/18B/22-23.