Frederick William Trench

General Sir Frederick William Trench KCH (c. 1777 – 6 December 1859), was a British soldier and Tory politician.

Trench was the son of Michael Frederick Trench, a barrister and amateur architect, of Heywood, only son of Reverend Frederick Trench, of Ballinakill, in Queen's County (now County Laois). His mother was Anne Helena, daughter and heiress of Patrick Stewart, second son of James Stewart, of Killymoon, County Tyrone.^[1] The Earls of Clancarty were members of another branch of the Trench family.^[2]

Trench served in the British Army. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Mitchell between 1806 and 1807,^[3] for Dundalk between February and October 1812,^[4] for Cambridge between 1819 and 1832^[5] and for Scarborough between 1835 and 1847.^[6] In 1829 he was appointed Storekeeper of the Ordnance,^[7] a post he held until 1831.^[8] He was promoted to General in 1846.^[9]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Sharpe Ainslie Earl of Dalkeith	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1806–1807 With: Sir Christopher Hawkins (never sat)	Succeeded by Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley Henry Montgomery
Preceded by Thomas Hughes	Member of Parliament for Dundalk February–October 1812	Succeeded by John Metge
Preceded by Edward Finch Robert Manners	Member of Parliament for Cambridge 1819–1832 With: Robert Manners 1819–1820 Charles Madryll Cheere 1820–1825 Marquess of Graham 1825–1832	Succeeded by George Pryme Thomas Spring Rice
Preceded by Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Sir George Cayley, Bt	Member of Parliament for Scarborough 1835–1847 With: Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt 1835–1837, 1841–1847 Sir Thomas Charles Style, Bt 1837–1841	Succeeded by Sir John Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, Bt Earl of Mulgrave
Military offices
Preceded by Mark Singleton	Storekeeper of the Ordnance 1829–1831	Succeeded by Hon. Henry Duncan

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Frederick William Trench