Richard Trevor (bishop)

Richard Trevor (30 September 1707 – 9 June 1771)[1] was an English prelate, who served as Bishop of St David's from 1744 to 1752 and Bishop of Durham from 1752 until his death.

Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham

Life

Trevor was born at Glynde in Sussex, the family seat of the Trevors who had originated in 16th century Wales. He was educated at Westminster School and at Queen's College, Oxford, and became a fellow of All Souls in 1727. He became a canon of Christ Church, Oxford in 1735.

After his death, the estate of Glynde passed to his elder brother, Robert Hampden-Trevor, 1st Viscount Hampden.

Francisco de Zurbarán and Trevor

In 1756 Trevor purchased 13 paintings by Zurbarán, a series known as Jacob and his twelve sons, depicting the patriarch Jacob and 12 of his sons. Until 2011, when they were transferred, along with the castle, to a charitable trust backed by philanthropist Jonathan Ruffer,[2][3][4] they were held by the Church of England at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland.

  • The Honourable and Reverend Richard Trevor, Lord Bishop of Durham; an engraving by Joseph Collyer, modeled after a drawing by R. Hutchinson
  • Arms of Trevor: Party per bend sinister ermine and ermines, a lion rampant or

References
  1. "TREVOR family, of Trevalun, Denbs., Plas Têg, Flints., and Glynde, Sussex". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. Lloyd, Chirs (25 February 2012). "Prince Charles' charities support for Auckland Castle project". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. Bailey, Martin. "Zurbarán sale could lead to National Gallery branch". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. "Zurbaran Paintings". Auckland Castle. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Edward Willes		 Bishop of St David's
1744–1752		 Succeeded by
Anthony Ellis
Preceded by
Joseph Butler		 Bishop of Durham
1752–1771		 Succeeded by
John Egerton
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