John Hampden-Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden

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
Died	9 September 1824(1824-09-09) (aged 76)
Spouse	Harriet Burton ​ (m. 1773)​
Parent	Robert Hampden (father)
Relatives	Thomas Trevor (grandfather) Anne Trevor (grandmother)
Education	Christ Church, Oxford

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

Biography

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

• 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 article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Trevor, Sir John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 257.
• This also uses information gleaned from the GenFam Families Database.