# Mortimer Tregennis — His Last Bow character guide

> Mortimer Tregennis in His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. Mortimer Tregennis, Mr. Tregennis, Tregennis

**First appearance:** 0009-the-adventure-of-the-devil-s-foot

## Snapshot

A pale, anxious man who brings Holmes the tale of a card game that ended in death and madness, Mortimer Tregennis is a witness whose composure hides more than it shows.

## Who they are

Mortimer Tregennis is the brother who left his family playing cards in excellent spirits and returned to find his sister dead and his brothers laughing, shouting, and singing with terror frozen on their faces. He sits with clasped hands and quivering lips, eager to answer Holmes's questions, yet his controlled excitement seems greater than the vicar's open grief. His account launches the Cornish mystery, and his position as the surviving brother makes him both the story's chief witness and its most uncomfortable suspect.

## Relationships

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Mortimer Tregennis is a suspect and antagonist whom Holmes confronts in a murder investigation.

### [Sir George Ffolliott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/characters/sir_george_ffolliott)

_rivalry_

Mortimer Tregennis is in conflict with Sir George Ffolliott over a family inheritance and murder.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Mortimer Tregennis is a suspect and antagonist whom Holmes confronts in a murder investigation.

### [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/characters/sherlock_holmes)

_rivalry_

Mortimer Tregennis is a suspect and antagonist whom Holmes confronts in a murder investigation.

### [Sir George Ffolliott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/characters/sir_george_ffolliott)

_rivalry_

Mortimer Tregennis is in conflict with Sir George Ffolliott over a family inheritance and murder.

## In the story

### [The Adventure of the Devil's Foot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/his_last_bow_se/chapters/the-adventure-of-the-devil-s-foot)

Found dead in his room with symptoms similar to his sister, his death is the central mystery of the chapter.

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