![Bp Richard Trevor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Bp_Richard_Trevor.jpg)
Richard Trevor (30 September 1707 – 9 June 1771) was an English prelate of Welsh descent, who served as
Bishop of St Davids
The Bishop of St Davids is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St Davids.
The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St Davids in Pembrokeshire, f ...
from 1744 to 1752 and
Bishop of Durham
The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in the Province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in England and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords. Paul Butler has been the Bishop of Durham ...
from 1752 until his death.
Life
Trevor was born at
Glynde
Glynde is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, United Kingdom. It is located two miles (5 km) east of Lewes.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton ...
in Sussex, the family seat of the Trevors who had originated in 16th century
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. He was educated at
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
and at
Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, ...
, and became a fellow of
All Souls in 1727. He became a canon of
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...
in 1735.
A statue of Bishop Trevor was placed in the Bishop's Chapel at
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham.
Much of the town's early history surro ...
in 1775 by
Joseph Nollekens
Joseph Nollekens R.A. (11 August 1737 – 23 April 1823) was a sculptor from London generally considered to be the finest British sculptor of the late 18th century.
Life
Nollekens was born on 11 August 1737 at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London, ...
.
Legacy
After his death, the estate of Glynde passed to his elder brother,
Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden
Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden (17 February 1706 – 22 August 1783) was a British diplomat at The Hague and then joint Postmaster General.
Origins
He was the eldest son of the second marriage of his father Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron ...
.
Art collection
Bishop Trevor was a supporter of the
Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753
The Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753 was an Act of Parliament (26 Geo. 2, c. 26) of the Parliament of Great Britain, which received royal assent on 7 July 1753 but was repealed in 1754 (27 Geo 2, c. 1) due to widespread opposition to its provisions ...
. This interest in Jewish causes is reflected in his purchase in 1756 of 12 paintings by the 17th-century Spanish artist
Zurbarán from a series known as ''
Jacob and his twelve sons
''Jacob and his twelve sons'' () is a series of thirteen paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán.
The series of life-size portraits was painted between 1641 and 1658. Twelve of the thirteen paintings are in Auckland Castle, in Bishop ...
'', depicting the Old Testament
patriarch
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...
Jacob
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...
and his sons. They were installed at
Auckland Castle
Auckland Castle, which is also known as Auckland Palace and to people that live locally as the Bishop's Castle or Bishop's Palace, is located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. In 1832, this castle replaced Durham Castle as ...
, a property of the Bishops of Durham, and remained in the ownership of the Church of England until 2011, when they were transferred, along with the castle, to a charitable trust backed by philanthropist
Jonathan Ruffer
Jonathan Ruffer DL (born 17 August 1951) is a British City investor, art collector and philanthropist.
Early life
Jonathan Ruffer was born on 17 August 1951 in London, England, to Major John Edward Maurice Ruffer (1912-2010) and Dorothy ("Dodo ...
,
Gallery
File:Richard Trevor, Lord Bishop of Durham.jpg, ''The Honourable and Reverend Richard Trevor, Lord Bishop of Durham;'' an engraving by Joseph Collyer, modeled after a drawing by R. Hutchinson
File:TrevorArms.svg, Arms of Trevor: ''Party per bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or''
References
*
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trevor, Richard
1707 births
1771 deaths
People from Glynde
People educated at Westminster School, London
Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford
Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
Bishops of St Davids
Bishops of Durham
Burials in Sussex
18th-century art collectors
18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops
18th-century Church of England bishops
Younger sons of barons