 His only significant political vote was to oppose the impeachment of Dr Sacheverell in 1710.However he was courting his cousin, Laetitia Trelawny daughter of the Bishop who was violently opposed to the match and as a result he was dropped at the 1710 British general election.Trelawny was involved in a lawsuit with his step-mother over his estate, which was resolved in 1716 to the relief of his financial problems.