Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet

The Right Honourable Sir George Trevelyan Bt OM FBA
Sir George Trevelyan, Bt
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office 9 May 1882 – 23 October 1884
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	Lord Frederick Cavendish
Succeeded by	Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 29 October 1884 – 9 June 1885
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	John George Dodson
Succeeded by	Henry Chaplin
Secretary for Scotland
In office 8 February 1886 – March 1886
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Duke of Richmond
Succeeded by	The Earl of Dalhousie
In office 18 August 1892 – 21 June 1895
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone The Earl of Rosebery
Preceded by	The Marquess of Lothian
Succeeded by	The Lord Balfour of Burleigh
Personal details
Born	20 July 1838 (1838-07-20) Rothley Temple, Leicestershire
Died	17 August 1928 (1928-08-18) (aged 90) Wallington, Northumberland
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Caroline Philips
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet, OM, PC, FBA (20 July 1838 – 17 August 1928) was a British statesman and author. In a ministerial career stretching almost 30 years, he was most notably twice Secretary for Scotland under William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery. He broke with Gladstone over the 1886 Irish Home Rule Bill, but after modifications were made to the bill he re-joined the Liberal Party shortly afterwards. Also a writer and historian, Trevelyan wrote his novel The Competition Wallah in around 1864, and The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, his maternal uncle, in 1876.