Family and Education
b. c. 1637, 2nd s. of John Trevor (d. c.1643) of Brynkinallt, by Margaret, da. of John Jeffreys of Acton, Denb. educ. St. Paul’s; I. Temple 1654, called 1661, bencher 1673, treasurer 1674, reader 1675. m. 23 Oct. 1669, Jane (d. 1704), da. of Sir Roger Mostyn, 1st Bt., of Mostyn, Flints., wid. of Roger Puleston of Emral, Worthenbury, Flints., 4s. 2da. Kntd. 29 Jan. 1671; suc. bro. c.1679. J. E. Griffith, Peds. of Anglesey and Caern. Fams. 245–55; Frag. Gen. n.s. i. 122; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii.), 245; Boyer, Pol. State, xiii. 624; Arch. Cam. 5th ser. i. 213; IGI.
Offices Held
Mayor, Holt 1682–3; freeman, Denbigh 1685; constable of Flint Castle (jt.) 1687–9 (sole) 1705–d.; custos rot. Flints. 1688–9, 1705–14.
KC 1673–89; chmn., cttees of supply, and ways and means 2– 11 Nov. 1675, 31 May–9 Dec. 1678, 16 Apr. 1679; master of the rolls 1685–9, 1693–d.; PC 6 July–Dec. 1688, 1 Jan. 1691–16 Mar. 1695, 18 June 1702–1 Aug. 1714; solicitor-gen. to Queen Mary 1689–94; first commr. great seal 1690–3.
Speaker of House of Commons 16 May 1685–2 July 1687, 20 Mar. 1690–14 Mar. 1695.
Main residences: Clement’s Lane, Westminster, Mdx.; Brynkinallt, Denb.
Volume
Commons 1690-1715
Web Title
TREVOR, Sir John (c.1637-1717)
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Oxford 1644
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Religion
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