Mark George Kerr Rolle Trefusis

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About Mark George Kerr Rolle Trefusis

Hon. Mark George Kerr Rolle (1835–1907) (born Mark George Kerr Trefusis), of Stevenstone, St Giles in the Wood, Devon, was High Sheriff of Devon in 1864, a DL of Devon and High Steward of Barnstaple. Due to an inheritance from his uncle by marriage, John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (1750–1842), he became the largest private landowner in Devon, and according to the Return of Owners of Land, 1873 his landholdings, of which he was life-tenant under his uncle's will, extended to 55,000 acres. He was a prolific philanthropist and builder and restorer of churches, farmhouses and cottages, the latter for his estate workers.

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Hon. Mark George Kerr Rolle was baptised with the name of Mark George Kerr Trefusis. On 30 January 1852 his name was legally changed to Mark George Kerr Rolle by Royal Licence. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon. He held the office of High Steward of Barnstaple. He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1864. He lived at Stevenstone, Devon, England.

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