George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor

George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor, was born on 5 August 1795 and died on 7 October 1869. He was a British politician and a member of the peerage.

**Early Life and Education**

He was the son of George Talbot Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor. On 13 October 1812, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) degree on 11 June 1834. On 28 October 1824, by royal licence, he changed his name to Trevor, adopting the Trevor surname after inheriting estates from the Trevor family at Bromham, Bedfordshire.

**Political Career**

He served as a Tory Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire from 1820 to 1831. In the 1831 General Election, he chose not to run, citing a divergence in political views from his constituents. However, in 1832, he contested the same seat again and was re-elected. He served as MP until 1852, when he succeeded his father as the 4th Baron Dynevor upon his father's death.

**Involvement in the Rebecca Riots**

During the Rebecca Riots of 1843–44 in Carmarthenshire, Rice-Trevor, at that time Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Royal Carmarthen Fusiliers Militia, MP, and vice-lieutenant of the county, returned from London to address the unrest. Following the burning of crops on his family's Dinefwr estate by rioters, he threatened armed retaliation. In response, the rioters prepared a grave on his estate and declared that he would be interred there by 10 October 1843. Although he did not die at that time, he responded by deploying a large contingent of troops and police, leading to the construction of a barracks to house them.

**Later Life and Titles**

He succeeded to the title of Baron Dynevor and inherited the Dinefwr estate in 1852 upon his father’s death. He held the rank of honorary colonel in the militia and served as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to Queen Victoria from 1852 until 1869.

**Personal Life**

On 27 November 1824, he married Frances Fitzroy, daughter of General Lord Charles Fitzroy, a younger son of Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton. Their children included:

- The Hon. Frances Emily Rice (1827–1863)

- The Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Anne Rice-Trevor (1829–1887), who married Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore

- The Hon. Selina Rice-Trevor (1836–1918), who married William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford

- The Hon. Elianore Mary Rice-Trevor, born in 1839

George Rice-Trevor died in Malvern, Worcestershire, from paralysis. He was 74 years old. He was interred in the family vault at Barrington Park, Gloucestershire. As he died without a male heir, his cousin, Reverend Francis William Rice, succeeded him as the 5th Baron Dynevor. His familial estate and wealth were inherited by his daughters, resulting in a division of property from the peerage.

**References**

- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

**External Links**

- Contributions in Parliament (Hansard 1803–2005)