| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Bath | 20 Feb. 1707 – 6 Feb. 1720 |
Family and Education
b. 23 Feb. 1650, 1st s. of Samuel Trotman, barrister-at-law, of Bucknell, Oxon. by his 2nd w. Mary, da. of Samuel Warcup of English, Oxon. educ. Exeter, Oxf. 1663; I. Temple, called 1671, bencher 1682. m. (1) indenture 5/6 Dec. 1677, Dorothea, da. and coh. of Robert Dring of Isleworth, Mdx., 1da., (2) lic. 15 Dec. 1691, Elizabeth, da. of Hon. William Mountagu, chief baron of the Exchequer, wid. of Sir William Drake of Shardeloes, nr. Amersham, Bucks. 1da. d.v.p. suc. fa. 1685.
Offices Held
Gov. St. Bartholomew’s Hospital 1719.
Address
Main residence: Siston Court, Glos.
biography text
Trotman belonged to an ancient Gloucestershire family. His father purchased Siston Court not far from Bath in 1651, settling it on him, with the manors of Shelswell and Newton Purcell in Oxfordshire, on his marriage in 1677.1PCC 12 Cann; Glos. N and Q., v. 334. He represented Bath as a Tory for thirteen years, voting against the septennial bill in 1716, but was absent from the other recorded divisions of that Parliament. He died 6 Feb. 1720.
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Notes
- 1. PCC 12 Cann; Glos. N and Q., v. 334.