Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Edward Trelawny (1699 – January 16, 1754) was the British governor of Jamaica from April 1738 to September 1752. He is especially known for a treaty that ended the long war that pitted white planters against the Maroons.Edward Trelawny was born in 1699 in Trelawne, Cornwall (England). Of an ancient and well-known Cornish family, he was a younger son of Bishop Sir Jonathan Trelawny.Trelawny was returned to Parliament for East Looe and West Looe in 1734, but both elections were declared void, as he was then a commissioner of customs in Scotland and ineligible to sit in Parliament.He was appointed Governor of Jamaica in April 1738. In March the following year, he established a peace agreement, supported by the English settlers, who officially freed the Maroons and gave them land. This treaty ended the war that pitted several populations for a long time. Trelawny left office in September 1752.He also fought in the War of Jenkins' Ear (American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748), which pitted Great Britain and Spain.Edward Trelawny died on January 16, 1754, London.. }
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- Edward_Trelawny_(governor) abstract "Edward Trelawny (1699 – January 16, 1754) was the British governor of Jamaica from April 1738 to September 1752. He is especially known for a treaty that ended the long war that pitted white planters against the Maroons.Edward Trelawny was born in 1699 in Trelawne, Cornwall (England). Of an ancient and well-known Cornish family, he was a younger son of Bishop Sir Jonathan Trelawny.Trelawny was returned to Parliament for East Looe and West Looe in 1734, but both elections were declared void, as he was then a commissioner of customs in Scotland and ineligible to sit in Parliament.He was appointed Governor of Jamaica in April 1738. In March the following year, he established a peace agreement, supported by the English settlers, who officially freed the Maroons and gave them land. This treaty ended the war that pitted several populations for a long time. Trelawny left office in September 1752.He also fought in the War of Jenkins' Ear (American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748), which pitted Great Britain and Spain.Edward Trelawny died on January 16, 1754, London.".