Sir Sackville Trevor (c. 1565–1633) was a
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sea captain and politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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in 1625.
Sackville Trevor was son of John Trevor of Trevalyn, Denbighshire, and the brother of
Sir Richard Trevor,
Sir John Trevor and
Sir Thomas Trevor
Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, (8 March 165819 June 1730) was a British judge and politician who was Attorney-General and later Lord Privy Seal.
Biography
Trevor was the second son of John Trevor (1626–1672). and was educated privately b ...
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[W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales'']
/ref> He served with distinction under Admiral Howard of Effingham, and was knighted on 4 July 1604. He accompanied the future King Charles I to Spain in 1623.
He was elected Member of Parliament
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for Anglesey
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in 1625. He was involved in the La Rochelle
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expedition of 1627.Welsh Biography Online
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Trevor married Lady Eleanor Bagnell, widow of Sir Henry Bagnall and daughter of Sir John Savage of Clifton Cheshire.[
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1560s births
1633 deaths
Welsh knights
16th-century Welsh military personnel
17th-century Welsh politicians
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales
English MPs 1625
17th-century Royal Navy personnel