John Trevanion (c. 1740–1810) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 32 years between 1774 and 1806.
Hugh Trevanion, vicar of West Alvington, Devon.
[1] Trevanion became interested in standing for Parliament for the Dover constituency and when he started to campaign he promised that if he were elected as Member of Parliament, he would build and maintain a free school for Dover boys.
Trevanion was beaten decisively at a by-election of April 1773 but at the 1774 general election he was returned unopposed for Dover.
[1] Trevanion retained the seat in the 1780 general election but when he stood in the 1784 general election, supported by North who was lord warden of the Cinque Ports, he was badly beaten.