Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1957 (Accumulation)
- 1776 (Publication)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4to, 1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
TREVOR, HON. RICHARD, brother of Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden (qv); b. 30 Sep 1707; at school under Freind (Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, ix, 241-50) [check : surprising that he is not in admissions]; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 Jul 1724; BA 1727; MA 28 Jan 1730/1; DCL 1736; Fellow, All Souls Coll. 1727; ordained; Rector of Houghton with Wilton, Hunts., 1732; Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, 8 Nov 1735 - Dec 1752; consecrated Bishop of St. Davids 1 Apr 1744; translated to Durham 7 Dec 1752; defeated by George Henry Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (qv) in election for Chancellorship of Oxford Univ., 1762; inherited the estates of his kinsmen, the Trevor family of Glynde, Sussex, in 1743; d. unm. 9 Jul 1771. DNB.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to rare books is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, in cases where the item in unavailable at another UK repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School's Policy on Archive and Heritage Collections, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of items in the custody of Westminster School must be sought from its Governing Body.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Excellent illustrations
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Name access points
- Westminster School (Accumulator)
- Greene, Godfrey George Roundell, 1888-1956 (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin