Charles Trevelyan Quotes

A collection of quotes by Charles Trevelyan.

Charles Trevelyan was an influential British civil servant and economist who lived from 1807 to 1886. He served as the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 1840 to 1863, during which he played a crucial role in implementing financial reforms and restructuring British government finances. Trevelyan is best known for his role in the administration of famine relief during the Great Irish Famine in the 1840s. Despite facing criticism for his relief policies, Trevelyan's work had a lasting impact on public administration and shaped 19th-century economic policies in Britain.