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Penryn received its franchise in 1547. The franchise was combined with Falmouth in 1832. Penryn was known as one of the Cornish rotten boroughs. Further information: here and here.

Members of Parliament

yearforenamesurnamenotes
1547 Richard Arnold
1547 William Smethwick
1553 John Alyworth
1553 Ralph Skinner Esq.
1554 Thomas Mathew
1554 James Trewinnard
1555 Ralph Couche Sen.
1555 John Courtenay
1558 William Carnsew
1558 Ralph Couche Jun.
1558 John Gardiner Gent.
1558 John Gayer
1562 John Bower Esq.
1562 John Coswarth Esq.
1571 William Dodington Esq.
1571 John Killigrew Esq.
1572 John Killigrew
1572 Robert Petre Esq.
1584 William Killigrew Esq.
1584 John Killigrew Esq.
1586 John Killigrew Esq.
1586 William Onslow Esq.
1588 Anthony Dillon Gent.
1588 Nicholas Saunders Esq.
1593 John Osborne Esq.
1593 Edward Philips Esq.
1597 Edward Jones Esq.
1597 John Killigrew Esq.
1601 Richard Massenger Esq.
1601 Edward Seymour Esq.
1604 Thomas Provis Knt.
1604 Richard Warburton Knt.
1610 Edward Conway Knt.
1610 William Maynard Knt.
1614 Francis Crane Sir Knt.
1614 William Killigrew Esq.
1620 Francis Crane Sir Knt.
1620 Robert Jermyn Esq.
1624 Robert Killigrew Sir Knt.
1624 Edward Roberts Esq.
1625 Edward Roberts Esq.
1625 Edwin Sandys Knt.
1626 Edward Roberts Knt.
1626 Edwin Sandys
1628 Thomas Edmondes Sir
1628 William Killigrew Knt.
1639 J. Hall Esq.
1639 R. Vyvyan Knt.
1640 J. Bampfield Bart.
1640 Nicholas Slandding Knt.
1654 John Fox
1656 John Fox
1660 T. Ceely
1660 Samuel Enys
1660 James Robyns Gent.
1661 John Birch Esq.
1661 William Pendarves Esq.
1673 Robert Southwell Sir
1679 Nicholas Slanning Knt.
1679 Charles Smythe Esq.
1679 Robert Southwell Knt.
1679 Francis Trefusis Esq.
1681 Nicholas Slanning K.B. & B.
1681 Charles Smythe Esq.
1685 Henry Fanshawe Esq.
1685 Nicholas Slanning K.B. & B.
1689 Anthony Rowe
1690 Sidney Godolphon Esq.
1690 Alexander Pendarves Esq.
1690 Samuel Rolle Esq.
1695 Alexander Pendarves
1695 James Vernon
1698 Samuel Trefusis
1698 John Vernon
1699 Alexander Pendarves
1701 Alexander Pendarves
1701 Alexander Pendarves
1701 Samuel Trefusis
1701 Samuel Trefusis
1702 Alexander Pendarves
1702 Samuel Trefusis
1705 Samuel Trefusis
1705 James Vernon Whig
1708 Samuel Trefusis
1708 James Vernon
1710 Alexander Pendarves Tory
1710 Samuel Trefusis
1713 Hugh Boscawen
1713 Alexander Pendarves Tory
1714 Alexander Pendarves
1714 Samuel Trefusis
1715 Hugh Boscawen
1715 Samuel Trefusis
1717 Hugh Boscawen
1720 William Godolphin
1722 Sidney Meadows
1722 Edward Vernon
1727 Cecil Bishop Sir
1727 Edward Vernon
1734 John Clavering
1734 Richard Mill Sir
1741 John Evelyn
1741 Edward Vernon
1743 George Boscawen
1747 George Boscawen
1747 Henry Seymour Conway
1754 George Boscawen
1754 Richard Edgcumbe
1755 Richard Edgcumbe
1758 John Plumptre
1761 George Brydges Rodney
1761 Edward Turner Sir
1766 Francis Basset
1768 Francis Basset
1768 Hugh Pigot
1770 William Lemon
1772 William Lemon
1774 William Chaytor
1774 George Osborn Sir
1780 Francis Basset Sir
1780 John Rogers
1782 Reginald Pole Carew Sir
1784 Francis Basset Sir
1784 John St. Aubyn Sir
1790 Francis Basset Sir
1790 Richard Glover
1796 William Meeke
1796 Thomas Wallace
1797 Thomas Wallace
1800 Thomas Wallace
1802 Stephen Lushington Sir
1802 John Nicholl Sir
1806 Christopher Hawkins Sir
1806 Henry Swann
1807 Charles Lemon
1807 Henry Swann
1807 Bettesworth Trevanion Sir
1812 Philip Gell
1812 Henry Swann
1818 Christopher Hawkins Sir
1818 Henry Swann
1820 Pascoe Grenfell
1820 Henry Swann
1824 David Barclay
1824 Robert Stanton
1826 David Barclay
1826 William Manning
1830 James William Freshfield
1830 Charles Lemon Sir
1831 James William Freshfield
1831 Charles Stewart