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b. 24 Mar. 1573,E. Suss. RO, GLY/213-14. 5th s. of John Trevor (d.1589) of Trevalyn, Gresford, Denb. and Mary, da. of Sir George Brydges of London; Ped. in Glynde Place Archives ed. R.F. Dell. bro. of Sir John I*, Sir Richard† and Sir Sackville*. educ. Shrewsbury g.s. ?1581, 1589; I. Temple 1593, called 1603. Shrewsbury Sch. Regestum Scholarium comp. E. Calvert, 71, 118; I. Temple Admiss.; CITR, ii. 2. m. (1) 1611/12 (with £2,167), Prudence (bur. 6 Jan. 1615), da. of Henry Butler, wid. of John Meredith (d.1611), Haberdasher of Coleman Street, London, 1s.;C2/Chas.I/T38/44; GL, ms 6538, unfol. (2) 22 Apr. 1617, Frances (bur. 12 Jan. 1625), da. and h. of Daniel Blennerhasset of Norf., wid. of William Mann (d.1616) of Westminster, Mdx., s.p.; C2/Jas.I/T14/62; C142/376/118; GL, ms 6538, unfol. (3) by 2 Nov. 1626 Rebecca (d. bef. 1629), wid. of William Rodway, Merchant Taylor of St. Michael Bassishaw, London, ?s.p.; C2/Chas.I/D38/21; CLRO, Reps. 41, f. 1v. (4) Ellen (d.1654), da. of one Poyntell, wid. of Edward Allen, Fishmonger and alderman of London (d.1626), s.p. C142/429/125. Kntd. 18 May 1619. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 171. d. 21 Dec. 1656. W. Dugdale, Antiqs. Warw. ed. W. Thomas, i. 319. sig. Tho[mas] Trevor.
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Feodary, Surr. 1603–14; WARD 9/275, unfol. steward, Chobham, Surr. 1604;E315/310, f. 24. dep. steward, honour of Hampton Ct., Mdx. 1610;W.R. Prest, Rise of the Barristers, 397. fee’d counsel, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surr. by 1615;Ibid. sol. gen., Prince Charles’s Household 1616–25;WARD 9/535, p. 27; DCO, Letters and Warrants 1615–19, f. 48v; 1623–6, f. 161v. auditor, I. Temple 1614, 1616, bencher 1617 – 25, reader 1620;CITR, ii. 102, 118. sjt.-at-law 1625; king’s sjt. 1625;Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 358–60; List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 18. baron, Exch. 1625–49 (suspended 1641–3);Sainty, Judges, 123. judge of assize (and ex officio j.p. and commr. oyer and terminer), Home circ. winter 1626, 1627 – 28, Norf. circ. summer 1626, winter 1635, 1646 – 48, Northern circ. 1629 – 32, Oxf. circ. 1633 – 34, summer 1639 – 40, Midland circ. summer 1635 – 38, winter 1641, Western circ. winter 1639; J.S. Cockburn, Hist. English Assizes, 270–3. just. in eyre, forest of Dean, Glos. 1634, Waltham forest, Essex 1634, 1638. CSP Dom. 1634–5, pp. 143–4, 227–8; 1638–9, p. 41.

Commr. aid, Surr. 1609, piracy, London and lower Thames 1614, gaol delivery, Havering liberty, Essex 1622, subsidy Mdx. 1624; Surr. Hist. Cent. LM 1495; C181/2, f. 214v; 181/3, f. 78; C212/22/23. j.p. Flint. 1628 – 42, Denb. 1629 – 42, Mdx. 1641–?9; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, 70–4, 107–10; C231/5, p. 484. member, Council in the Marches by 1633;Eg. 2882, f. 163. commr. sewers, Kent and Surr. 1645. C181/5, f. 263v.

Commr. Prince Charles’s revenues by 1615 – 25; member, Prince Charles’s Council 1616–25. DCO, Letters and Warrants 1615–19, f. 3; 1623–6, f. 161v; G. Haslam, ‘Jacobean Phoenix’, Estates of English Crown ed. R.W. Hoyle, 276.

Auditor, duchy of Lancaster, south parts 1617–37;Duchy of Lancaster Office-Holders ed. R. Somerville, 70. commr. recusant composition 1629, 1633; member, High Commission 1633;CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 570; 1633–4, pp. 326–7. commr. gt. seal Nov.-Dec. 1646. A. and O. i. 885–7.

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TREVOR, Thomas (1573-1656), of Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London; Enfield, Mdx. and Leamington Hastings, Warws.
Main residences: Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London and Enfield, Mdx. and Leamington Hastings, Warws.
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Commons 1604-1629
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TREVOR, Thomas (1573-1656)

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