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Sir Trevor Corry, Baron of Poland (1724 – 1 September 1780) was an Irish-born merchant and diplomat who spent many years in Danzig (now known as Gdańsk),〔In 18th-century British sources, the city's name was often spelled "Dantzig".〕 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he acquired a considerable fortune. He acted as consul to Kings George II and George III in Danzig during the Seven Years' War and until his death in 1780. As consul he was responsible for sending information to the Secretary of State in London. Many of the reports were concerning the complex political and military developments happening in and around Poland in general and at the port of Danzig in particular. Among many other things he reported on the trade in timber intended for the building of warships and on the crippling taxation being imposed on the city of Danzig. Corry was given the title "Baron to the Throne of Poland" on 20 October 1773 by the King of Poland, Stanisław II Augustus.〔Bajer, Peter Paul (2012). (''Scots in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 16th to 18th Centuries'' ), pp. 311, 461, 498. Brill. ISBN 9004210652〕〔Unger, Richard and Basista, Jakub (2008). (''Britain and Poland-Lithuania: Contact and Comparison from the Middle Ages to 1795'' ), pp. 337, 338, 353. Brill. ISBN 9004166238〕〔Uruski, Seweryn; Kosiński, Adam Amilkar; Włodarski, Aleksander (1907/1995). ''Rodzina, herbarz szlachty polskiej'', Volume 4, p. 61. Wydawn Heroldium (reprint 1995, originally published by Gebethner and Wolff). Quote: "FREVORT v. FREVOT Corry, konsul angielski w Gdańsku, zaszczycony został w 1773 r. od Stanisława Augusta tytułem barona tronu królewskiego, z dodaniem do rodzinnego...". Note that in some Polish records Corry's first name was mistakenly recorded as "Frevort" or "Frevot". See Bajer (2012) p. 311 .〕 On 29 March 1776, he was knighted by King George III.〔 His death triggered a long, drawn-out dispute regarding his estate and wealth. ==Family history== Trevor Corry was descended from Walter Garuth Corry who was born in 1620 in Dumfrieshire in Scotland. Shortly after the birth of Walter Garuth Corry's son Walter Corry in 1635,〔International Genealogical Index〕 the family moved to Ireland. They were probably taking part in the policy of colonisation known as the Plantation of Ulster where English and Scottish Protestants were sent as colonists to Ireland. Walter Corry became a cornet in the Dragoons of the Cromwellian army. In 1667 the Rockcorry Estate was granted to Walter Corry by King Charles II. He became the High Sheriff of County Monaghan in 1672 and built the town of Newtoncorry (later renamed Rockcorry) and, the now vanished, Rockcorry Castle.〔Patent Granted by King Charles the Second, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland〕〔Croist, Philip. Corry Genealogy. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.〕〔(The Corrys of Rockcorry. Dartrey Papers ). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.〕 Walter's son Isaiah or Isaac was born at Rockcorry, possibly in 1655. There is some evidence to suggest that, in 1689, Isaiah was attainted by the Catholic King Charles II but he seems to have regained his estate shortly afterwards. Isaiah held the post of High Sheriff of County Monaghan, previously held by his father who had died in 1699.〔〔〔Will extract of Walter Corry. Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536–1810. The National Archives of Ireland.〕 Isaiah's eldest son Isaac was born in 1690 or 1691 at Abbey Yard in Newry where he became a merchant.〔〔〔Will extract of Isaiah Corry. Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536–1810. The National Archives of Ireland.〕 He married Cæzarea Smyth.〔〔Davison Cowan, J. (1914). (''An Ancient Irish Parish Past and Present, being the parish of Donaghmore, County Down'' ), pp. 62–63. David Nutt, London.〕〔Corry Family Tree. Newry Museum.〕 Isaiah and Cæzarea had seven children, their third and youngest son, born at Newry in 1724, was Trevor Corry.〔〔〔Will extract of Isaac Corry. Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536–1810. The National Archives of Ireland〕 Cæzarea died when Trevor was three and his father Isaac died in 1752.〔〔〔〔 Trevor Corry’s brother, Edward Corry, became MP for Newry. Edward's son, Isaac Corry, succeeded his father as MP for Newry and by 1799 had risen to the post of Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer and High Treasurer of Ireland.〔Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2004) ("Corry, Isaac (1753–1813)" ). ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford University Press (online edition, September 2012) .〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trevor Corry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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