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John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden

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John Hampden-Trevor
British Minister to Sardinia
In office
1783–1798
British Minister to Bavaria
In office
1780–1783
Personal details
Born(1748-02-24)24 February 1748
Died9 September 1824(1824-09-09) (aged 76)
Spouse
Harriet Burton
(m. 1773)
Parent
RelativesThomas Trevor (grandfather)
Anne Trevor (grandmother)
EducationChrist Church, Oxford

John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden PC (24 February 1748 – 9 September 1824), was a British diplomat.

Biography

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He was the younger son of Robert Hampden, 1st Viscount Hampden and was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He followed in his father's career by becoming a diplomat. He was Minister to Munich (1780 – 1783) and to Turin (1783 – 1798).

On 8 May 1773, he married Harriet Burton (1751–1829), daughter of the Rev. Daniel Burton. Trevor was appointed to the Privy Council in 1797. He succeeded to the Viscountcy of Hampden on 20 August 1824, just three weeks before his death. He had no heirs, and the title became extinct at that time.

References

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  • William Carr, "Trevor, John Hampden-, third Viscount Hampden (1748–1824)", rev. P. J. Jupp, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) [1], retrieved 22 Sept 2008.
  • This also uses information gleaned from the GenFam Families Database.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Minister to Bavaria
1780–1783
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Minister to Sardinia
1783–1798
Vacant
No representation due to the
French occupation of Turin
Title next held by
Thomas Jackson
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Viscount Hampden
1st creation
1824
Extinct