George Otto Trevelyan

The Right Honourable Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bt (20 July 1838 - 17 August 1928) was an English statesman and author and the only son of Sir Charles Trevelyan.

Early Career

He was born at Rothley Temple, Leicestershire. His mother was Lord Macaulay's sister. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society. In 1861 he wrote his Horace at the University of Athens, a topical drama in verse, parts of which are said to have offended Whewell and lost Trevelyan a fellowship. The following year he went out as a civil servant to India, where he spent several years. During his stay he contributed "Letters of a Competition Wallah" to Macmillan's Magazine (republished 1864). Cawipore, an account of that terrible tragedy, was published in 1865. During the same year he was elected as a Liberal MP for Tynemouth. In 1867 he wrote The Ladies in Parliament, a humorous political brochure in verse. At the general election of 1868 he was returned for the Hawick burghs, which he continued to represent until 1886.

Related Topics:
Rothley Temple - Leicestershire - Harrow - Trinity College, Cambridge - Cambridge Union Society - University of Athens - Whewell - 1865 - Liberal - MP - Tynemouth - 1867 - Hawick burghs

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