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He was assistant secretary to the Treasury during both the Irish famine and the Highland Potato Famine, in Scotland. In Ireland he was responsible for administering famine relief. In Scotland he was closely associated with the work of the Central Board for Highland Relief. His inaction and attitude towards the Irish are widely seen to have worsened the Famine, costing thousands of lives. Later he was a civil service reformer. The new eastern entrance to HM Treasury HM Treasury (Her/His Majestys Treasury) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for and putting into effect the UK Governments financial and economic policy. ... A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are so undernourished that death by starvation becomes increasingly common. ... In the Highlands of Scotland, in the mid 19th century, most croftters were very dependent on potatoes as a source of food. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. ...

See also

• Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849)
• The Fields of Athenry

Bridget ODonnell and her two children during the famine The Great Famine or the Great Hunger (Irish: An Gorta Mór or An Drochshaol), known more commonly outside of Ireland as the Irish Potato Famine, is the name given to a famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849. ... The Fields of Athenry is a song about the Irish Famine of the late 1840s, which was composed in the 1980s by Pete St. ...

References

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/trevelyan_charles.shtml - BBC History profile
• http://www.irelandforvisitors.com/articles/black_47.htm - Article on the Irish famine
• http://multitext.ucc.ie/d/Charles_Edward_Trevelyan - Cork Multitext Project article on Trevelyan