Baron Trevor is a title that has been created three times. It was created first in 1662 in the

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along with the viscountcy of Dungannon. For information on this creation, which became extinct in 1706, see

Viscount Dungannon Viscount Dungannon is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1662 when Marcus Trevor was made Baron Trevor, of Rostrevor in the County of Down, and Viscount Dungannon. These titles became extinct ...

. The title was next created in the

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in 1712 for the lawyer Sir Thomas Trevor; the fourth Baron was created Viscount Hampden in 1776. Both titles became extinct in 1824 (see

Viscount Hampden Viscount Hampden is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain when the diplomat and politician Robert Hampde ...

for more information). The final creation of the title came in the

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in 1880. Lord Edwin Hill, third son of

Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire Arthur Blundell Sandys Trumbull Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire KP (8 October 1788 – 12 September 1845) was an Anglo-Irish peer, styled Viscount Fairford from 1789 until 1793 and Earl of Hillsborough from 1793 to 1801. Early life He was born ...

and for many years

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for

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, had succeeded to the estates of his kinsman Arthur Hill-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Dungannon (see the Viscount Dungannon) in 1862 and had assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Trevor. In 1880 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Trevor, of Brynkinalt in the County of Denbigh. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was Vice-Lieutenant of Denbighshire. On his death in 1923 the title passed to his half-brother, the third Baron. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997. The family estate is

Brynkinalt Brynkinalt Hall ( cy, Neuadd Bryncunallt; or simply Brynkinalt (); also spelled as Brynkinallt or Bryn-kinallt) is a Grade-II* listed private property, built in 1612, near Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The hall is surrounded by an est ...

( cy, Bryncunallt), near

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, in

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Barons Trevor, First creation (1662)

see Viscount Dungannon (1662 creation)

Barons Trevor, Second creation (1712)

see Viscount Hampden (1776 creation)

Barons Trevor, Third creation (1880)

* (Arthur) Edwin Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (1819–1894) *

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(1852–1923) * Charles Edward Hill-Trevor, 3rd Baron Trevor (1863–1950) * Charles Edwin Hill-Trevor, 4th Baron Trevor (1928–1997) * Marke Charles Hill-Trevor, 5th Baron Trevor (b. 1970) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. Iain Robert Hill-Trevor (b. 1971).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevor Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1662 Noble titles created in 1712 Noble titles created in 1880 Noble titles created for UK MPs

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Barons Trevor, First creation (1662)

Barons Trevor, Second creation (1712)

Barons Trevor, Third creation (1880)

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