Charles Trevorrow
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:04 am
Name: Charles Kenwyn Trevorrow
Age: 43 (Born 1958)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Cornish, British
Sexuality: Straight (married with three children)
Avatar: Tim Key
Discord: Cardigan
Education: Mevagissey Primary, Penrice School
Career: Fisherman, farmhand, railwayman, brewer, Liberal Party organiser
Party: Liberal Democrats
Constituency: Truro & St Austell
Parliamentary Career: MP for Truro 1992-1997, Truro & St Austell (1997-present). President of the Liberal Democrats (1994-1998), Chief Whip (1999-2001).
Profile: Charles Kenwyn Trevorrow was born in St Austell in 1959. He grew up in the fishing village of Mevagissey, in a large rural family with several siblings. His father was a fisherman, and mother sometimes worked in the local Post Office to ensure the family income was enough. In the family, Methodism was integral, though a career in the Church never interested Trevorrow.
Trevorrow attended the local primary school in Mevagissey and then attended a secondary modern in nearby St Austell. He left school at 15 after being offered a job working on fishing boats with his father. The industry was not stable, however, and so Trevorrow came onto land and worked as a farm hand near Tregony after a decline in prosperity in the industry. Thereafter, he moved to Truro, working for British Rail, struggling to find reliable work.
In 1978, at the age of 20, unemployed, Trevorrow was persuaded along to a meeting at the Truro Liberal Club by a friend. The young Trevorrow enjoyed this experience and found himself agreeing with the politics so much that he signed up on the spot, albeit after six pints of ale. He has not yet regretted this impulsive decision, and it was on this day that he first met David Penhaligon, the member for Truro.
Penhaligon, upon hearing of his unemployment and spotting an obvious knack for local politics and strong Cornish roots, employed Trevorrow as an organiser on the 1979 campaign. This saw the Liberal majority in Truro increase from 464 to 8,708, and began a friendship with the MP and local team. In 1981, Trevorrow was elected as the Liberal Councillor for Truro East aged just 23. He had also managed to source permanent employment, working for St Austell Brewery as an apprentice.
It was in this period of stability that Trevorrow married his wife, Emily, a florist, in 1983. Emily Trevorrow is now a well-known local artist and teaches Cornish, having been raised in one of few Cornish-speaking households left. The two live in a slightly run-down farmhouse on the outskirts of Truro, the same they bought in the early 80s, and have three children.
After several years of working as a brewer and serving as a local Councillor, Trevorrow was once again engaged in full-time politics upon the tragic death of friend and mentor David Penhaligon. He was offered a role working for the Liberals on the by-election which saw friend Matthew Taylor win, and continued in this role until 1991. After Taylor announced he was standing down for personal reasons, the MP suggested to Trevorrow the role was perfect for him. At 34, Charles Trevorrow was elected with a majority of 7,570 in the Truro constituency as one of 20 Liberal Democrat MPs.
As an MP, Trevorrow has been influential on his party. Known for his strong Cornish accent, anti-Establishment views, beard, sharp fashion sense, and jovial style, many have suggested him as a future leader. He has publicly stated that he has no desire to do the role all the same. He served as President of the Liberal Democrats between 1994 and 1998, and a close friend of Charles Kennedy, he has also served as Chief Whip since 1999, gaining a reputation as a highly competent political operator. His majority increased to 16,885 in the 2001 General Election, making one of the safest seats for the party.
Rumour has it that Trevorrow privately turned down a Knighthood on egalitarian grounds.
Outside of politics, friends attest to Trevorrow’s predominant interests being in football, cricket, rugby, and a perhaps surprising interest in culture & art - both alternative and classical. A Truro City FC fan, follower of Glamorgan County as a “gesture to Celtic friends” and a regular at Redruth RFC games, he is well known locally. Trevorrow is known as a hugely sociable man with friends across the political spectrum and outside of politics altogether - it is rare for him to walk into a pub in his constituency without knowing at least half of the locals.
Age: 43 (Born 1958)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Cornish, British
Sexuality: Straight (married with three children)
Avatar: Tim Key
Discord: Cardigan
Education: Mevagissey Primary, Penrice School
Career: Fisherman, farmhand, railwayman, brewer, Liberal Party organiser
Party: Liberal Democrats
Constituency: Truro & St Austell
Parliamentary Career: MP for Truro 1992-1997, Truro & St Austell (1997-present). President of the Liberal Democrats (1994-1998), Chief Whip (1999-2001).
Profile: Charles Kenwyn Trevorrow was born in St Austell in 1959. He grew up in the fishing village of Mevagissey, in a large rural family with several siblings. His father was a fisherman, and mother sometimes worked in the local Post Office to ensure the family income was enough. In the family, Methodism was integral, though a career in the Church never interested Trevorrow.
Trevorrow attended the local primary school in Mevagissey and then attended a secondary modern in nearby St Austell. He left school at 15 after being offered a job working on fishing boats with his father. The industry was not stable, however, and so Trevorrow came onto land and worked as a farm hand near Tregony after a decline in prosperity in the industry. Thereafter, he moved to Truro, working for British Rail, struggling to find reliable work.
In 1978, at the age of 20, unemployed, Trevorrow was persuaded along to a meeting at the Truro Liberal Club by a friend. The young Trevorrow enjoyed this experience and found himself agreeing with the politics so much that he signed up on the spot, albeit after six pints of ale. He has not yet regretted this impulsive decision, and it was on this day that he first met David Penhaligon, the member for Truro.
Penhaligon, upon hearing of his unemployment and spotting an obvious knack for local politics and strong Cornish roots, employed Trevorrow as an organiser on the 1979 campaign. This saw the Liberal majority in Truro increase from 464 to 8,708, and began a friendship with the MP and local team. In 1981, Trevorrow was elected as the Liberal Councillor for Truro East aged just 23. He had also managed to source permanent employment, working for St Austell Brewery as an apprentice.
It was in this period of stability that Trevorrow married his wife, Emily, a florist, in 1983. Emily Trevorrow is now a well-known local artist and teaches Cornish, having been raised in one of few Cornish-speaking households left. The two live in a slightly run-down farmhouse on the outskirts of Truro, the same they bought in the early 80s, and have three children.
After several years of working as a brewer and serving as a local Councillor, Trevorrow was once again engaged in full-time politics upon the tragic death of friend and mentor David Penhaligon. He was offered a role working for the Liberals on the by-election which saw friend Matthew Taylor win, and continued in this role until 1991. After Taylor announced he was standing down for personal reasons, the MP suggested to Trevorrow the role was perfect for him. At 34, Charles Trevorrow was elected with a majority of 7,570 in the Truro constituency as one of 20 Liberal Democrat MPs.
As an MP, Trevorrow has been influential on his party. Known for his strong Cornish accent, anti-Establishment views, beard, sharp fashion sense, and jovial style, many have suggested him as a future leader. He has publicly stated that he has no desire to do the role all the same. He served as President of the Liberal Democrats between 1994 and 1998, and a close friend of Charles Kennedy, he has also served as Chief Whip since 1999, gaining a reputation as a highly competent political operator. His majority increased to 16,885 in the 2001 General Election, making one of the safest seats for the party.
Rumour has it that Trevorrow privately turned down a Knighthood on egalitarian grounds.
Outside of politics, friends attest to Trevorrow’s predominant interests being in football, cricket, rugby, and a perhaps surprising interest in culture & art - both alternative and classical. A Truro City FC fan, follower of Glamorgan County as a “gesture to Celtic friends” and a regular at Redruth RFC games, he is well known locally. Trevorrow is known as a hugely sociable man with friends across the political spectrum and outside of politics altogether - it is rare for him to walk into a pub in his constituency without knowing at least half of the locals.