Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet (6 February 1735 – 18 April 1828), of

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, was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1777 to 1796.

Origins

A member of an ancient family of

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, he was the only son and heir of

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(1707–1768) of Nettlecombe.

Career

He served as

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for 1777-8 and sat as a

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for

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from 1777 to 1780 and for

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.

Marriage and 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. By his wife he had 6 sons and 2 daughters 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

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in the

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, 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 Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet, (2 April 1807 – 19 June 1886) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator. As a young man, he worked with the colonial government in Calcutta, India. He returned to Britain and took ...

(1807–1886) of

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, near

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, title created in 1874; the 1st Baronet's grandson was the historian

George Macaulay Trevelyan George Macaulay Trevelyan (16 February 1876 – 21 July 1962) was a British historian and academic. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1898 to 1903. He then spent more than twenty years as a full-time author. He returned to the ...

(1876–1962) **Reverend William Pitt Trevelyan (1812–1905), 6th son, father of Reverend George Philip Trevelyan (1858–1937), father of

Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, (27 November 1905 – 9 February 1985) was a British colonial administrator, diplomat and writer. Having begun his career in the Indian Civil Service and Indian Political Service, he transferred to HM Diplo ...

, a diplomat and author.

Death

He died in April 1828, aged 93.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevelyan, John, 4th Baronet 1735 births 1828 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 High Sheriffs of Somerset