George Trevelyan (17 December 1765 – 13 October 1827) was an

Anglican priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particul ...

in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Trevelyan was the son of Sir John Trevelyan . He was educated at

St Alban Hall, Oxford St Alban Hall, sometimes known as St Alban's Hall or Stubbins, was one of the medieval halls of the University of Oxford, and one of the longest-surviving. It was established in the 13th century, acquired by neighbouring Merton College in the ...

, matriculating in 1789, graduating BCL in 1797, and was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

in 1797. He held livings at

Nettlecombe, Somerset Nettlecombe is a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish covers a rural area below the Brendon Hills, comprising the small hamlets of Beggearn Huish, Torre, Woodford Yarde, together with more isolated individual farms and home ...

Treborough Treborough is a small village and civil parish south of Dunster, lying amongst the Brendon Hills within the Exmoor National Park in the Somerset West and Taunton district of Somerset, England. History The name Treborough is thought to be derive ...

and

Huish Champflower Huish Champflower is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, three miles north-west of Wiveliscombe and ten miles north of Wellington, Somerset, Wellington. It has a population of 301 (Census 2011). History The name comes from the ''hiw ...

. He was

Archdeacon of Bath The Archdeacon of Bath is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells. The post, having oversight over the archdeaconry of Bath, has existed since the twelfth century. The archdeaconry includes five deanerie ...

from 1815 to 1817; and

Archdeacon of Taunton The Archdeacon of Taunton has been, since the twelfth century, the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells (in the Church of England). The archdeaconry includes seven deaneries. Hist ...

from then until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857": Volume 5, Pages 16-18, Bath and Wells Diocese Institute of Historical Research, London, 1979

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1765 births Alumni of St Alban Hall, Oxford Archdeacons of Taunton Archdeacons of Bath 1827 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub