Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet

Arms of Trevelyan: *Gules, a demi-horse argent hoofed and maned or issuing out of water in base proper*^[1]

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.

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.

References

^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.798
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "TREVELYAN, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1735-1828), of Nettlecombe, Som. and Wallington, Northumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets

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

[1] Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.798

[HOP-2] "TREVELYAN, Sir John, 4th Bt. (1735-1828), of Nettlecombe, Som. and Wallington, Northumb". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

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