Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet

Who was Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet?

Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet, was a British politician.

The member of an ancient Cornwall family, he was the only son of Sir George Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet, of Nettlecombe, Somerset, whom he succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1768. He also inherited Northumbrian estates from his wife's uncle in 1777.

He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset for 1777–78 and sat as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1777 to 1780 and for Somerset from 1780 to 1796.

He died in April 1828, aged 93. He had married Louisa Marianne, daughter and coheiress of a Huguenot merchant, Peter Simond of London, with whom he had 6 sons and 2 daughters. His many descendants include:

Sir John Trevelyan 5th Baronet

Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet

Walter Trevelyan

Venerable George Trevelyan

Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet

Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet

Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet

George Lowthian Trevelyan 4th Baronet

G. M. Trevelyan

George Philip Trevelyan

Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan.