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Trevelyan, Charles Philips, Sir, 1870-1958
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Dates of existence
1870-1958
History
Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet, was born on October 28, 1870, in London, England, elder brother of the historian George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962).
He was a British politician and historian. He was educated at Harrow School (1884–1889) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1889–1892). He was briefly appointed private secretary to Lord Houghton at Dublin Castle but left Ireland in 1893. Trevelyan was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Elland, Yorkshire (1899-1918) and Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central (1922-1931). He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (1908-1914) and President of the Board of Education (1924; 1929-1931). In 1924, he was sworn to the Privy Council. Apart from his political career, Trevelyan was also Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland between 1930 and 1949. In 1942, Trevelyan and his wife donated Wallington Hall, complete with the estate and farms, inherited in 1928, to the National Trust, the first donation of this kind.
In 1904, he married Mary Katharine Bell (1881–1966). He died on January 24, 1958, in Wallington Hall, Northumberland, England.