Christopher Treise

Sir Christopher Treise (April 1728 – 4 December 1780) was a British Tory politician from Cornwall.

Biography

Treise was the only surviving son of John Treise of Lavethan and Olympia, née Lark. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford from 1747. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1755. In 1760 Treise served a term as High Sheriff of Cornwall, in which capacity he presented an address from Cornishmen upon the accession of George III, for which he was knighted on 23 February 1761.^[1]^[2]

Treise was returned as a Member of Parliament for Bodmin on his own interest at a by-election in 1762; he owned extensive estates surrounding the borough.^[1] In parliamentary lists compiled by John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute and Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham in 1766, Treise was classed as a Tory, which at this time meant an independent country gentleman. He was, nonetheless, recorded by Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle as a "sure friend" in May 1764 and March 1767. He was defeated in Bodmin at the 1768 British general election and did not stand again.^[1]

Upon his death in 1780, he left all his estates to the son of his only sister, Sir John Morshead, 1st Baronet.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Namier, Sir Lewis (1964). "TREISE, Sir Christopher (1728–80), of Lavethan, Cornw". historyofparliamentonline.org. London: The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
↑ Gilbert, Davies (1838). The parochial history of Cornwall . London: J. B. NICHOLS AND SON. p. 321 – via Wikisource.

Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

John Parker
George Hunt

Member of Parliament for Bodmin
1762–1768
With: George Hunt

Succeeded by

James La Roche
George Hunt

[HOP1-1] 1 2 3 4 Namier, Sir Lewis (1964). "TREISE, Sir Christopher (1728–80), of Lavethan, Cornw". historyofparliamentonline.org. London: The History of Parliament. Retrieved 9 September 2026.

[2] Gilbert, Davies (1838). The parochial history of Cornwall . London: J. B. NICHOLS AND SON. p. 321 – via Wikisource.

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