# Lord St. George — The Vicar of Bullhampton character guide

> Lord St. George in The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** St. George, George, Lord Saint George

**First appearance:** 0061-lx-lord-st-george-is-very-cunning

## Snapshot

The Marquis of Trowbridge's son, a young nobleman whose rank and manners place him at the uneasy intersection of the Bullhampton quarrel and the Marrable marriage schemes.

## Who they are

Lord St. George is the heir whose father's feud with the Vicar over the Bethel chapel gives the parish its running grievance, and whose family name carries weight in every social calculation around Bullhampton. He moves in the same genteel circles as the Marrables and the Gilmores, and his presence keeps the question of rank and consequence alive in the novel's marriage plots. As the Marquis's son, he embodies the aristocratic shadow the Vicar must decide whether to defy or placate.

## In the story

### [The Turnover Correspondence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxvi-the-turnover-correspondence)

Advises his father not to make a fuss, but the Marquis sends the letter after he leaves.

### [Easter at Turnover Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xliii-easter-at-turnover-castle)

Visits Turnover Castle for Easter; advises his father to move the chapel to avoid legal trouble.

### [Mary Lowther Returns to Bullhampton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xlviii-mary-lowther-returns-to-bullhampton)

Reads the bishop's reply to his father and sarcastically remarks about the hornet's nest.

### [Oil Is to Be Thrown Upon the Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lvii-oil-is-to-be-thrown-upon-the-waters)

The Marquis's son, who reads Fenwick's letter, suggests his father may be wrong about the clergyman, and persuades the Marquis to let him handle the chapel dispute diplomatically.

### [Lord St. George Is Very Cunning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lx-lord-st-george-is-very-cunning)

Acts as peacemaker, cunningly resolves the chapel dispute and reconciles Fenwick with his father.

### [The Fate of the Puddlehamites](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxx-the-fate-of-the-puddlehamites)

Arranges the chapel's removal to a new site, acting on behalf of his father the Marquis; urges Fenwick to let bygones be bygones.

### [At Turnover Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxxii-at-turnover-castle)

Lord St. George facilitates the chapel demolition and accompanies Fenwick to see the kennels, acting as a mediator.

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