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[[File:Sion Trevor - John Trevor (1563–1630) memorial St Cynfarch Ch, Hope, Flintshire Cymru Wales 08.jpg|thumb|Funerary monument to John Trevor in [[St Cyngar's Church, Hope]], Flintshire]]
'''Sir John Trevor I''' (1563–1630) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] politician.
Born in 1563 at Sheen House, Mortlake, Surrey, he was the second son of John Trevor of [[Trevalyn Hall]], Denbighshire, and the younger brother of [[Richard Trevor (politician)|Richard Trevor]] and older brother of [[Thomas Trevor (1586–1656)|Thomas Trevor]] and [[Sackville Trevor]]. His father had greatly enhanced his family's fortunes in the service of his wife's cousin, [[Richard Sackville (escheator)|Sir Richard Sackville]]. Trevor continued to serve Sackville's son [[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset|Sir Thomas Sackville]] ([[Baron Buckhurst]], later created 1st Earl of Dorset). Likely through Buckhurst's influence, he became secretary to [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham]], as did his brothers Richard and Sackville.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/trevor-john-1563-1630| publisher=History of Parliament|title=TREVOR, John (1563-1630) of Oatlands, Surrey|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> In 1592, he married Margaret (1565-1646), daughter of Sir Hugh Trevanion (1522-1571) of Caerhays, Sheriff of Cornwall, sister of [[Elizabeth Trevanion]] (wife of [[Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth]], cousin of [[Elizabeth I]])
Through his Howard and Trevanion connections, Trevor represented in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] [[Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)|Reigate]] in 1593 and 1601, [[Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bletchingley]] in 1597, 1604, and 1614, [[Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency)|Bodmin]] in 1621 and [[East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)|East Looe]] in 1625.
The chief focus of Trevor's career, however, was his tenure as [[Surveyor of the Navy|Surveyor and Rigger of the Navy]], to which he was appointed in 1598. Whilst the official remuneration for this post was a mere £145 6s. 8d. a year, Trevor took advantage of the many opportunities to augment this, which doubtless provided him with his largest source of income until his resignation in 1611.
That Trevor was in high favour at court is evident from the honours and appointments showered on him at that time. In 1603 alone, he was knighted by [[James VI and I|King James I]] at the Tower of London, he was granted the office of Steward and Receiver at [[Windsor Castle]], he was appointed Keeper of [[Upnor Castle]] and also Keeper of the house and royal park of [[Oatlands Palace|Oatlands]] (where Trevor lived for much of the rest of his life).<ref>''Tracts during the reign of King James I'' (London, 1809), p. 389.</ref> He was also a [[Groom of the Chamber|Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber]] by 1603 and a [[Groom of the Chamber|Gentleman of the Privy Chamber]] from 1625.
He died on 20 February 1630 at [[Plas Teg]] and was buried in [[St Cyngar's Church, Hope|St Cyngar's Church]] in [[Hope, Flintshire]].<ref>{{Cadw|num=27 |desc=Church of St Cyngar  |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DWB|id=s-TREV-TRE-1500 |title=TREVOR family, of Trevalun, Denbighshire, Plas Têg, Flintshire, and Glynde Sussex |access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>
His son, [[John Trevor (1596 - 1673)|Sir John Trevor II]], and grandson, [[John Trevor (1626-1672)|Sir John Trevor III]], were both MPs.
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