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 year, and held the keepership of several Royal forests, all lucrative sinecures. (At one period he was Surveyor of Windsor Great Park.) He inherited Plas Teg on the death of his father in 1630 and subsequently inherited Trevalyn Hall on the death of his uncle Richard Trevor in 1638.
Civil war and Commonwealthedit
In November 1640 Trevor was elected MP for Grampound in the Long Parliament, having connections with Cornwall through his mother, a Trevanion. He took the parliamentary side during the Civil War, and he was sufficiently supportive of the trial of the King to survive Pride's Purge and sit in the Rump. He seems to have been accepted as the spokesman for North Wales in many of the administrative committees that took over the country after the overthrow of the Monarchy, being twice elected to the Council of State, and also serving on the Committee of Both Kingdoms from 1648. However, he was not a member of the smaller council established after Cromwell assumed the Protectorate in 1653. In 1656 Trevor was elected MP for Arundel in the Second Protectorate Parliament, and was one of those advocating the offer of the Crown to Cromwell (to whom he was related by his son's marriage to John Hampden's daughter, Ruth). He was elected MP for Steyning in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament.
Restorationedit
Although he resumed his seat at Grampound in 1659 in the restored Rump after Richard Cromwell's fall, he was an early supporter of the Restoration of Charles II, which ensured that he suffered no penalties for his earlier political loyalties after the King returned, being granted a royal pardon on 24 July 1660. However, he had invested much of his fortune during the Commonwealth in buying up lands confiscated from convicted Royalists, and suffered considerable loss as a result.
Familyedit
Trevor's son, also called Sir John Trevor (1626–1672), was an MP with his father during the Commonwealth, and after the Restoration rose to become Secretary of State in 1668.
Referencesedit
Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1930)
D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
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For other people of the same name see John Trevor This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Civil war and Commonwealth 3 Restoration 4 Family 5 ReferencesEarly life editTrevor 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 year and held the keepership of several Royal forests all lucrative sinecures At one period he was Surveyor of Windsor Great Park He inherited Plas Teg on the death of his father in 1630 and subsequently inherited Trevalyn Hall on the death of his uncle Richard Trevor in 1638 Civil war and Commonwealth editIn November 1640 Trevor was elected MP for Grampound in the Long Parliament having connections with Cornwall through his mother a Trevanion He took the parliamentary side during the Civil War and he was sufficiently supportive of the trial of the King to survive Pride s Purge and sit in the Rump He seems to have been accepted as the spokesman for North Wales in many of the administrative committees that took over the country after the overthrow of the Monarchy being twice elected to the Council of State and also serving on the Committee of Both Kingdoms from 1648 However he was not a member of the smaller council established after Cromwell assumed the Protectorate in 1653 In 1656 Trevor was elected MP for Arundel in the Second Protectorate Parliament and was one of those advocating the offer of the Crown to Cromwell to whom he was related by his son s marriage to John Hampden s daughter Ruth He was elected MP for Steyning in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament Restoration editAlthough he resumed his seat at Grampound in 1659 in the restored Rump after Richard Cromwell s fall he was an early supporter of the Restoration of Charles II which ensured that he suffered no penalties for his earlier political loyalties after the King returned being granted a royal pardon on 24 July 1660 However he had invested much of his fortune during the Commonwealth in buying up lands confiscated from convicted Royalists and suffered considerable loss as a result Family editTrevor s son also called Sir John Trevor 1626 1672 was an MP with his father during the Commonwealth and after the Restoration rose to become Secretary of State in 1668 References editConcise Dictionary of National Biography 1930 D Brunton amp D H Pennington Members of the Long Parliament London George Allen amp Unwin 1954 Cobbett s Parliamentary history of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 London Thomas Hansard 1808 1 Flintshire Record Office permanent dead link John Trevor on National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh BiographyParliament of EnglandPreceded bySimon Thelwall Member of Parliament for Denbighshire1621 1622 Succeeded bySir Eubulus ThelwallPreceded bySir John Hanmer 1st Baronet Member of Parliament for Flintshire1624 1625 Succeeded byJohn SalusburyPreceded byJohn SeldenSir Maurice Berkeley Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn1628 1629 With Edward Kyrton Parliament suspended until 1640Preceded byWilliam CorytonJames Campbell Member of Parliament for Grampound1640 1653 With James Campbell 1640 1648 Not represented in Barebones ParliamentPreceded byAnthony Shirley Member of Parliament for Arundel1656 Succeeded byHenry OnslowRichard MarriotVacantNot represented in Second Protectorate Parliament Member of Parliament for Steyning1659 With Anthony Shirley Not represented in Restored RumpPreceded byThomas HerleRobert Scawen Member of Parliament for Grampound1659 Succeeded byThomas HerleHugh Boscawen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Trevor 1596 1673 amp oldid 1172081359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
