Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet

Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet (6 February 1735 – 18 April 1828), of Nettlecombe Court in Somerset, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1777 to 1796.

Arms of Trevelyan: Gules, a demi-horse argent hoofed and maned or issuing out of water in base proper[1]
Nettlecombe Court in Somerset, seat of the Trevelyan baronets

Origins

A member of an ancient family of Cornwall, he was the only son and heir of Sir George Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet (1707–1768) of Nettlecombe.[2]

Career

He served as High Sheriff of Somerset for 1777-8 and sat as a Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1777 to 1780 and for Somerset from 1780 to 1796. In 1784 he was a member of the St. Alban's Tavern group who tried to bring Fox and Pitt together.[2]

Marriage & issue

He married Louisa Marianne Simond, a daughter and co-heiress of Peter Simond of London, a Huguenot merchant. He inherited various Northumbrian estates from his wife's uncle in 1777.[2] By his wife he had 6 sons and 2 daughters[2] including:

  • Sir John Trevelyan, 5th Baronet (1761–1846), eldest son and heir, father of Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet (1797–1879);
  • Walter Trevelyan (1763–1830), 2nd son;
  • Venerable George Trevelyan (1765-1827), 3rd son, Rector of Nettlecombe, Canon of Wells and Archdeacon of Taunton, father of:
    • Henry Willoughby Trevelyan (1803-1876), a Major-General in the British Army, father of Sir Ernest John Trevelyan (1850–1929), a Judge of the High Court of Calcutta, a writer on legal matters and a member of the Oxford Town Council.
    • Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet (1807–1886) of Wallington Hall, near Cambo in Northumberland, title created in 1874; the 1st Baronet's grandson was the historian George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962)
    • Reverend William Pitt Trevelyan (1812-1905), 6th son, father of Reverend George Philip Trevelyan (1858-1937), father of Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, a diplomat and author.

Death

He died in April 1828, aged 93.

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References

  1. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.798
  2. "TREVELYAN, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1735-1828), of Nettlecombe, Som. and Wallington, Northumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Walter Calverley-Blackett
Sir Matthew White Ridley
Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1777–1780
With: Sir Matthew White Ridley
Succeeded by
Sir Matthew White Ridley
Andrew Robinson Bowes
Preceded by
Richard Hippisley Coxe
Edward Phelips
Member of Parliament for Somerset
1780–1796
With: Richard Hippisley Coxe 1780–1784
Edward Phelips 1784–1792
Henry Hippisley Coxe 1792–1795
William Gore-Langton 1795–1796
Succeeded by
William Gore-Langton
William Dickinson
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
George Trevelyan
Baronet
(of Nettlecombe)
1768–1828
Succeeded by
John Trevelyan

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