John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden
John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden PC (24 February 1748 – 9 September 1824), was a British diplomat.
He was the younger son of Robert Hampden, 1st Viscount Hampden and was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He followed in his father's career by becoming a diplomat. He was Minister to Munich (1780 – 1783) and to Turin (1783 – 1798).
On 8 May 1773 he married Harriet Burton (1751–1829), daughter of the Rev. Daniel Burton. Trevor was appointed to the Privy Council in 1797. He succeeded to the Viscountcy of Hampden on 20 August 1824, just three weeks before his death. He had no heirs, and the title became extinct at that time.
References
- William Carr, "Trevor, John Hampden-, third Viscount Hampden (1748–1824)", rev. P. J. Jupp, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, )Oxford University Press, 2004) , accessed 22 Sept 2008.
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. p. 257.- This also uses information gleaned from the GenFam Families Database.
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Morton Eden |
Minister to Bavaria 1780–1783 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Galway |
Preceded by The Lord Cardiff |
British Minister to Sardinia 1783–1798 |
Vacant Title next held by Thomas Jackson |
Peerage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by Thomas Hampden-Trevor |
Viscount Hampden 1st creation 1824 |
Extinct |
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