Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor
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Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor PC (8 March 1658 - 19 June 1730), was knighted in 1692 as Solicitor General and in 1695 became Attorney-General.
In 1701 he was appointed chief justice of the common pleas, and in 1712 he was created a peer as Baron Trevor of Bromham. On the accession of George I in 1714 he was deprived of the justiceship, but from 1726 to 1730 he was Lord Privy Seal. Three of his sons succeeded in turn to his barony, and a fourth son, Richard Trevor (1707-1771), was bishop of St Davids from 1744 to 1752, and then bishop of Durham.
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| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George Treby John Pollexfen |
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle with John Pollexfen 1692–1695 Courtenay Croker 1695–1698 1692–1698 |
Succeeded by Martin Ryder Courtenay Croker |
| Parliament of England | ||
| Preceded by Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham |
Member of Parliament for Lewes with Thomas Pelham 1701 |
Succeeded by Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir John Somers |
Solicitor General 1692–1695 |
Succeeded by Sir John Hawles |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Ward |
Attorney General 1695–1701 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Northey |
| Preceded by Sir George Treby |
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1701–1714 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter King |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Kingston |
Lord Privy Seal 1726–1730 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Wilmington |
| Preceded by The Duke of Devonshire |
Lord President of the Council 1730 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Wilmington |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Trevor 1712–1730 |
Succeeded by Thomas Trevor |
