own ▁mar iner , ▁with ▁instructions ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁sea ▁every ▁day , ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁the ▁weather . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁at ▁Ex mouth , ▁E ton ▁School , ▁and ▁Christ ▁Church ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Hel igan ▁John ▁T rem ay ne ▁inherited ▁the ▁Hel igan ▁estate ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁John ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁gard ener . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁fond ▁of ▁hy brid izing ▁rh od od end rons , ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁plant ing ▁around ▁Flora ' s ▁Green ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Lost ▁Gard ens ▁of ▁Hel igan . ▁ ▁John ▁T rem ay ne ▁also ▁inherited ▁an ▁estate ▁at ▁Sy den ham ▁in ▁Dev ons hire . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁other ▁offices ▁John ▁T rem ay ne ▁was ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁Corn wall ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁represented ▁that ▁constitu ency ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁sat ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Dev on ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁In ▁both ▁cases , ▁he ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁ben ches . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁service , ▁John ▁T rem ay ne ▁was ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁and