Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor
Chief Justice Trevor.
Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor PC (8 March 1658 – 19 June 1730) was a British judge and politician who was Attorney-General and later Lord Privy Seal.
Biography
Trevor was the second son of John Trevor (1626–1672).[1] He was knighted in 1692 as Solicitor General and in 1695 became Attorney-General. In 1701 Trevor was appointed chief justice of the common pleas, and in 1712 he was created a peer as Baron Trevor of Bromham.[2]
On the accession of George I in 1714 he was deprived of the justiceship, but from 1726 to 1730 he was Lord Privy Seal.[2]
Family
Three of Trevor's 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.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Chisholm 1911, p. 256.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chisholm 1911, p. 257.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Trevor, Sir John". Encyclopædia Britannica 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 256–257.
Further reading
- Rigg, James McMullen (1899). "Trevor, Thomas (1658-1730)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 228–230.
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| Preceded by Sir George Treby John Pollexfen |
Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1692–1698 With: John Pollexfen 1692–1695 Courtenay Croker 1695–1698 |
Succeeded by Martin Ryder Courtenay Croker |
| Preceded by Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham |
Member of Parliament for Lewes 1701 With: Thomas Pelham |
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 |
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| 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 | |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baron Trevor 2nd creation 1712–1730 |
Succeeded by Thomas Trevor |
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