# Borthrop Trumbull — Middlemarch character guide

> Borthrop Trumbull in Middlemarch by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Borthrop Trumbull, Trumbull, Mr. Trumbull

**First appearance:** 0037-xxxii

## Who they are

A pompous auctioneer who handles the Featherstone estate sale.

## In the story

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/xxxii)

The auctioneer visits Featherstone, then converses with the relatives in a pompous manner, reading aloud from a book.

### [LX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/lx)

The auctioneer, enthusiastically conducting the sale and praising items with his characteristic flair.

### [Chapter LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/middlemarch_se/chapters/lxiv)

Lydgate considers employing him to negotiate the sale of the house.

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