Trench was the son of Michael Frederick Trench, a barrister and amateur architect, of Heywood, only son of Reverend Frederick Trench, of Ballinakill, in Queen's County (now County Laois). His mother was Anne Helena, daughter and heiress of Patrick Stewart, second son of James Stewart, of Killymoon, County Tyrone.[1] His younger brother was Rev. Dr. Stewart Segar Trench LLD, Vicar of Swords, and Cloghran, and Chancellor of Christchurch (1826-1853). The Earls of Clancarty were members of another branch of the Trench family.[2]
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He was commissioned as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st Foot Guards then promoted to lieutenant and captain on 12November 1807. Trench served on the quartermaster's staff in Sicily in 1806-7 and was part of the disastrous 1809 Walcheren Expedition. He was sent to Cádiz in 1811 during the Peninsular War until on 1August he was promoted to major and appointed assistant quartermaster-general in the Kent district. After his appoint as deputy quartermaster-general to the corps on 25November 1813, he accompanied General Sir Thomas Graham to Holland in 1814 as a lieutenant-colonel.[3] In 1814 he was placed on half-pay and became an aide-de-camp to the King on 27May 1825. Under the Wellington ministry he was appointed Storekeeper of the Ordnance in 1829,[4] a post he held until 1831.[5] He was promoted to general in 1846.[6]
Trench also proposed several "improvement schemes" in London, most notably The Embankment[11] (conceived to relieve traffic on the Strand and provide a pleasant riverside walk) but this was not completed until five years after he died[12] in Brighton on 6December 1859.
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^Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940: Trench, Michael Frederick
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Frederick Trench
Trench, Frederick William (1841). Letter from sir Frederick Trench to the viscount Duncannon on his proposal for a quay on the north bank of the Thames.
frederick, trench, british, army, officer, general, frederick, william, trench, 1775, december, 1859, british, army, officer, tory, politician, frederick, william, trench, detail, 1827, national, gallery, london, contents, family, background, military, career,. General Sir Frederick William Trench KCH 1775 6 December 1859 was a British Army officer and Tory politician Frederick William Trench detail 1827 National Gallery London Contents 1 Family background 2 Military career 3 Political career 4 References 5 External linksFamily background editTrench was the son of Michael Frederick Trench a barrister and amateur architect of Heywood only son of Reverend Frederick Trench of Ballinakill in Queen s County now County Laois His mother was Anne Helena daughter and heiress of Patrick Stewart second son of James Stewart of Killymoon County Tyrone 1 His younger brother was Rev Dr Stewart Segar Trench LLD Vicar of Swords and Cloghran and Chancellor of Christchurch 1826 1853 The Earls of Clancarty were members of another branch of the Trench family 2 Military career editHe was commissioned as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st Foot Guards then promoted to lieutenant and captain on 12 November 1807 Trench served on the quartermaster s staff in Sicily in 1806 7 and was part of the disastrous 1809 Walcheren Expedition He was sent to Cadiz in 1811 during the Peninsular War until on 1 August he was promoted to major and appointed assistant quartermaster general in the Kent district After his appoint as deputy quartermaster general to the corps on 25 November 1813 he accompanied General Sir Thomas Graham to Holland in 1814 as a lieutenant colonel 3 In 1814 he was placed on half pay and became an aide de camp to the King on 27 May 1825 Under the Wellington ministry he was appointed Storekeeper of the Ordnance in 1829 4 a post he held until 1831 5 He was promoted to general in 1846 6 Political career editHe sat as a Member of Parliament MP for Mitchell between 1806 and 1807 7 for Dundalk between February and October 1812 8 for Cambridge between 1819 and 1832 9 and for Scarborough between 1835 and 1847 10 Trench also proposed several improvement schemes in London most notably The Embankment 11 conceived to relieve traffic on the Strand and provide a pleasant riverside walk but this was not completed until five years after he died 12 in Brighton on 6 December 1859 References edit Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 1940 Trench Michael Frederick thepeerage com Michael Frederick Trench Hart s Annual Army List Special Reserve List and Territorial Force List John Murray 1844 p 23 No 18582 The London Gazette 5 June 1829 p 1030 history ac uk Ordnance Storekeeper c 1558 1855 No 20660 The London Gazette Supplement 10 November 1846 p 3987 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with M part 3 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with D part 4 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with C part 1 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 2 Sholto Percy 1841 Mechanics Magazine and Journal of Science Arts and Manufactures Knight and Lacey p 242 National Gallery Portrait Notes Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Trench Frederick William Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Mr Frederick Trench Trench Frederick William 1841 Letter from sir Frederick Trench to the viscount Duncannon on his proposal for a quay on the north bank of the Thames Parliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRobert Ainslie Earl of Dalkeith Member of Parliament for Mitchell1806 1807 With Sir Christopher Hawkins never sat Succeeded byHon Sir Arthur Wellesley Henry MontgomeryPreceded byThomas Hughan Member of Parliament for DundalkFebruary October 1812 Succeeded byJohn MetgePreceded byEdward Finch Robert Manners Member of Parliament for Cambridge1819 1832 With Robert Manners 1819 1820Charles Madryll Cheere 1820 1825Marquess of Graham 1825 1832 Succeeded byGeorge Pryme Thomas Spring RicePreceded bySir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt Sir George Cayley Member of Parliament for Scarborough1835 1847 With Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt 1835 1837 1841 1847Sir Thomas Style Bt 1837 1841 Succeeded bySir John Vanden Bempde Johnstone Bt Earl of MulgraveMilitary officesPreceded byMark Singleton Storekeeper of the Ordnance1829 1831 Succeeded byHon Henry Duncan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Trench British Army officer amp oldid 1163752116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
