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John Trevor (broadcaster)
John Trevor may refer to: Religion *John Trevor (died 1357), Bishop of St Asaph * John Trevor (died 1410), Bishop of St Asaph * John Trevor (Unitarian minister) (1855–1930), Unitarian minister who formed The Labour Church Politicians *Sir John Trevor (1563–1630), MP and Surveyor of the Queen's Ships *Sir John Trevor (1596–1673), his son, MP from 1620, member of the Council of State during the Protectorate *Sir John Trevor (1626–1672), his son, Secretary of State for the Northern Department during the 17th century *Sir John Trevor (speaker) (1637–1717), Speaker of the House of Commons and Master of the Rolls in the late 17th and 18th centuries * John Morley Trevor (the elder) (1681–1719), grandson of the Secretary of State for the Northern Department, MP for Lewes and Sussex * John Morley Trevor (the younger) (1717–1743), son of the above, MP for Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (died 1357)
John Trevor () (died 1357) was the first man of that name to hold the position of Bishop of St Asaph in north Wales, from 1346 to 1357. The famous bridge across the River Dee at Llangollen, Denbighshire is reputed to have been built in about 1345 by John Trevor, who was then living at nearby Trefor Hall. His father, Iorwerth ab Adda, is buried at nearby Valle Crucis Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey (Valley of the Cross) is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, north Wales. More formally ''the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis'' it is known in Welsh both as ''Abaty Glyn Egwestl'' a .... References * Trevor II, John Trevor II, John 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown {{UK-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (died 1410)
John Trevor (; died 10 April 1410), or John Trevaur, was Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales before becoming nominal Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland. His original name was Ieuan, which he later anglicised to John and took on the surname Trevor. Trevor's brother Adda was married to the sister of Owain Glyndŵr, who appointed him as an ambassador to the French court. Ieuan was provided to the see of St Asaph on 21 October 1394. He served as Richard II's diplomatic envoy to Scotland in 1395. In 1404 he supported the cause of Owain Glyndŵr and when the rising failed he was banished to Scotland.Haycock, Marged, "Early Welsh Poets Look North", in Woolf, Alex (ed.) (2013), ''Beyond the Gododdin: Dark Age Scotland in Medieval Wales'', University of St. Andrews, pp. 7 - 39, He was translated to St Andrews in 1408. As Bishop of St. Andrews, he was an anti-Bishop and never took possession of the see. This situation was the product of the Western Schism, in which the Scots supported the Avig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (Unitarian Minister)
John Trevor (1855–1930) was an English Unitarian minister who formed The Labour Church. Early life John was born in Liverpool; his mother died when he was still a child and he was raised by his maternal grandmother, a strict Johnsonian Baptist. He was converted by a Unitarian minister. Formation of the Labour Church John Trevor formed The Labour Church in 1891 in Manchester. He left the Labour Church in 1900 and the Church never recovered from its loss and disappeared by World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... Death After a decade of increasing loneliness John Trevor died in 1930. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trevor, John 1855 births 1930 deaths Clergy from Liverpool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (1563–1630)
Sir John Trevor I (1563–1630) was a Welsh politician. Born in 1563 at Sheen House, Mortlake, Surrey, he was the second son of John Trevor of Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire, and the younger brother of Richard Trevor (politician), Richard Trevor and older brother of Thomas Trevor (1586–1656), Thomas Trevor and Sackville Trevor. His father had greatly enhanced his family's fortunes in the service of his wife's cousin, Richard Sackville (escheator), Sir Richard Sackville. Trevor continued to serve Sackville's son Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, Sir Thomas Sackville (Baron Buckhurst, later created 1st Earl of Dorset). Likely through Buckhurst's influence, he became secretary to Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, as did his brothers Richard and Sackville. In 1592, he married Margaret (1565–1646), daughter of Sir Hugh Trevanion (1522–1571) of Caerhays, Sheriff of Cornwall, sister of Elizabeth Trevanion (wife of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth, cousin of Elizabeth I) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (1596–1673)
Sir John Trevor II (1596–1673) was a Puritan Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1659. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War and was a member of the Council of State during the Commonwealth. Early life Trevor, whose father Sir John Trevor I was Surveyor of the Navy under Elizabeth I and James I, was born at Oatlands Palace, of which his father was Keeper, on 21 August 1596. He was knighted in 1619. In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Denbighshire. He was elected MP for Flintshire in the Parliaments of 1624 and 1625. In 1628 he was elected MP for Great Bedwyn and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. During the Personal Rule of Charles I, he was a member of several Royal Commissions, and amassed a substantial income: he had inherited from his father a share in the duties levied on coal from Newcastle, said to bring in £1,500 a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (1626–1672)
Sir John Trevor III (1626 – 28 May 1672) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1672. Biography Trevor was a son of Sir John Trevor II (1596-1673) of Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire and Plas Teg, Flintshire. His father was a member of parliament under James I and Charles I, and sat also in the parliaments of Oliver and of Richard Cromwell, and was a member of the council of state during the Commonwealth. In 1646, Trevor was elected Member of Parliament for Flintshire in the Long Parliament and sat until the Barebones Parliament of 1653. Thereafter he was re-elected MP for Flintshire in 1654 for the First Protectorate Parliament, in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. After filling several public positions under the Commonwealth and Protectorate he was a member of the council of state appointed in February 1660 and under Charles II, he rose to a high position. Havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor (speaker)
Sir John Trevor (''c.'' 1637 – 20 May 1717) was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 (the Loyal Parliament) and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls from 1685 to 1689 and from 1693 to 1717. His second term as Speaker came to an end due to a bribery allegation; he was expelled from the House of Commons shortly thereafter. Early life John Trevor was born around 1637 or 1638, the exact date of his birth being unrecorded. His father, also called John Trevor, was the son of Sir Edward Trevor; his mother was Margaret Jeffreys, daughter of John Jeffreys and aunt of the celebrated judge. The family lived at Brynkinalt in the parish of Chirk in the Welsh county of Denbighshire. Trevor was educated at Ruthin School, and he started his career as a clerk for his relative Arthur Trevor. From there he worked his way up with the help of the patronage of another relative George Jeffreys until he was ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morley Trevor (the Elder)
John Trevor may refer to: Religion *John Trevor (died 1357), Bishop of St Asaph *John Trevor (died 1410), Bishop of St Asaph *John Trevor (Unitarian minister) (1855–1930), Unitarian minister who formed The Labour Church Politicians *Sir John Trevor (1563–1630), MP and Surveyor of the Queen's Ships *Sir John Trevor (1596–1673), his son, MP from 1620, member of the Council of State during the Protectorate *Sir John Trevor (1626–1672), his son, Secretary of State for the Northern Department during the 17th century *Sir John Trevor (speaker) (1637–1717), Speaker of the House of Commons and Master of the Rolls in the late 17th and 18th centuries * John Morley Trevor (the elder) (1681–1719), grandson of the Secretary of State for the Northern Department, MP for Lewes and Sussex *John Morley Trevor (the younger) (1717–1743), son of the above, MP for Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex (UK Parliament Constituency)
Sussex was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, elected by the Plurality-at-large voting, bloc vote system. Under the Reform Act 1832 the constituency was split into two two-member divisions, for Parliamentary purposes, at the 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 general election. The county was then represented by the East Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), East Sussex and West Sussex (UK Parliament constituency), West Sussex divisions. Boundaries The constituency comprised the whole historic counties of England, historic county of Sussex. Sussex contained nine Parliamentary borough, boroughs: Arundel (UK Parliament constituency), Arundel, Bramber (UK Parliament constituency), Bramber, Chichester (UK Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morley Trevor (the Younger)
John Trevor may refer to: Religion *John Trevor (died 1357), Bishop of St Asaph * John Trevor (died 1410), Bishop of St Asaph * John Trevor (Unitarian minister) (1855–1930), Unitarian minister who formed The Labour Church Politicians *Sir John Trevor (1563–1630), MP and Surveyor of the Queen's Ships *Sir John Trevor (1596–1673), his son, MP from 1620, member of the Council of State during the Protectorate *Sir John Trevor (1626–1672), his son, Secretary of State for the Northern Department during the 17th century *Sir John Trevor (speaker) (1637–1717), Speaker of the House of Commons and Master of the Rolls in the late 17th and 18th centuries * John Morley Trevor (the elder) (1681–1719), grandson of the Secretary of State for the Northern Department, MP for Lewes and Sussex * John Morley Trevor (the younger) (1717–1743), son of the above, MP for Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewes (UK Parliament Constituency)
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs. A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Thomas Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire celebrations and the Lewes Pound. Etymology The place-name "Lewes" is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter circa 961 AD, where it appears as ''Læwe''. It appears as ''Lewes'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The addition of the suffix seems to have been part of a broader trend of Anglo-Norman scribes pluralising Anglo-Saxon place-names (a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden
John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden PC (24 February 1748 – 9 September 1824), was a British diplomat. Biography He was the younger son of Robert Hampden, 1st Viscount Hampden and was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He followed in his father's career by becoming a diplomat. He was Minister to Munich (1780 – 1783) and to Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ... (1783 – 1798). On 8 May 1773, he married Harriet Burton (1751–1829), daughter of the Rev. Daniel Burton. Trevor was appointed to the Privy Council in 1797. He succeeded to the Viscountcy of Hampden on 20 August 1824, just three weeks before his death. He had no heirs, and the title became extinct at that time. References *William Carr, "Trevor, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
