William Scawen

Biography:

Scawen was a one of the pioneers in the revival of the Cornish Language in England. He was a politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and fought for the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Scawen was the son of Robert Scawen of St. Germans and Isabella Nicholls daughter of Humphrey Nicholls of St. Tide. He was a Cornish gentleman and Vice-Warden of the Stannaries. In April 1640 he was elected MP for St Germans and for East Looe in the Short Parliament.