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 426 TREVOR. Haotdes. He was hup. S March 1(557/8. at St. Barth. the Less, London ; mat. at Oxford (Ch. C'h.) 7 July 1673, aged 14 : Barrister (Inner Temple) 1680; King's Couusel, 16S9 ; Solicitor Gen. 1692-95, being Knighted 21 Oct. 1692 ; M.P. for Plympton 1692-98 and for Lewes 1700-01 ; Attorney Gen., 1695-1701, during which period he conducted the trial of those implicated in "the Assassination plot ; declined the office of Lord Keeper, in May ! 700 ; L. Ch. Justice of the Common Pleas, 1701-14, being First Commissi-, of the Great Seal, Sep. to Dec. 1710 and being cr. a peer 1 Jan. 1711/2 as above stated. After nearly a dozen years' retirement from office he was, 6 March 1725/6, made L. Privy Skal, which office he held till his death :jwas one of the Lord Justices (Uegeuts of the Kealm) during the King's absence, 31 March 1727 ; and was (sis weeks before his death) L.-PiiKSloKNT Of THK COUNCIL, 8 May 1730; F.U.S. ; Gov. of the Charter House, &C He m. firstly Fac. 31 May 1690) Elizabeth (theu aged IS, with consent of her mother, Anne, wife of Sir William Hkduks) da. and coheir of John Skulk, of Fiiicldey. eo. Midx., by Anne, da. of Paul NKOLt, of Hendon, in that county. She, who was" living 29 May 1702 but d. before Sep. 1701, was 4t<; at Cambtrwell, Co, Surrey. Her admon. (as of Pent hern, co. Surrey) 31 May 1714. He m. secondly, 25 Sep. 1704, at Brampton, eo. Huntingdon, bis cousin, Anne, widow of Sir Robert Behnaiw, 3d Hart., da. of Hubert Wkldos. of St. Laurence Jewry, London. (*) He if. at Bromham 19 June and was bur. there 1 July 1730, aged 72.', b ) Will pr. 1730. His widow d. 5 and was bur. 13 Dec. 1746. at Bromham. Will pr. 1746. II. 1730. 2. Thomas (Trevor), Baron Trevor of Bromham, 1st s. and h., by first wife: 6. about 1692: ed. at Trin. Coll. Cambridge: M.A. 1712; sue. to the peerage 19 June 1730. He m. 2 Feb. 1713 Elizabeth, only da. and h. of Timothy BrmiKI.L, of Cuckficld, eo. Sussex, llarrister-at- huv, by his tbird wife, Elizabeth, dn. of ( — ) CBILCOTT. She d. at her house near Grosvenor square. 27 Aug. 1734, aud was bur. at Cueklield. Herf. s.p.m.C 1 ) 23 and was bur. 29 March 1753 at Bromham, aged about 60. Admou. 7 April 1753 and March 1807. III. 1753. 3. John (Trevor), Baron Trevor of Bromham, next br. of the full blood, and h. male ; bap. 27 Aug. 1695, at Camberwell ; Barrister-at-law ; King's Couusel, and one of the Welsh Judges ; sometime M.P. for Woodstock ; sue. tit the peerage 23 March 1753. He m. 31 May 1731, Elizabeth, only da. of the celebrated Sir Richard STEELE, by Mary, da. and h. of Jonathan SCVBLUCR, of Llangunuor, co. Carmarthen. He d. s.p.m.( J j at Bath 27 Dec. 1764 aged 69, and was 6ur. at Bromham. Will pr. 1764. His widow d. there 1 Jan. 1782. Admon. 1782. IV. 1764. 4- Robert (Hampdes, formerly Trevor), Baron Tkevor of Buomham, next br., tho' of the half blood, and h. male ; 4. 17 Feb. 1705/6, at St. Clement Danea ; took the name of Hampden in lieu of that of Trevor, by royal lie. 22 Feb. 1754 ; sue. to the peerage 27 Dec. 1764 and was cr. 14 June 1776, VISCOUNT HAMPDEN. See that dignity which became extinct, with this Barony, 9 Sep. 1821. ( a ) Anne, sister of his grandfather, Sir John Trevor, m. Robert Weldon of London, possibly this Robert, but more probably his father. ( b ) He began his career as a Whig, but was a Tory during most of the reign of Queen Anne (from whom, as such, he received his peerage) and consequently was ousted from the Common Pleas by Geo. I, but, reverting to his ancient politics, obtained office again some years later. Lord Hervey speaks of him and Lord Harcourt as (lawyer-like) looking " on Princes, like other clients " and as maintaining " whoever fees them last and pays them best." Lord Cowper Bpeaks of him as " an able man," but hints (1714) to Geo. I that it may "be thought fit to remove hint from office." (°) Elizabeth, his only da. and h, was Duchess of Marlborough. (<') Diana, hia only da. and h., b. 10 Jan. 1744 ; d. unm. 10 Jan. 1778.