Richard Bevan (22 August 1788 – 4 February 1870) was a British banker and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of Barclays Bank.
Richard Bevan | |
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| Born | 22 August 1788 Swallowfield, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 4 February 1870 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Banker |
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| Children | 1 son (Richard Alexander Bevan), 4 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Silvanus Bevan III Louisa Kendall |
| Relatives | Silvanus Bevan (paternal great-grandfather) Timothy Bevan (paternal grandfather) David Bevan (brother) |
Early life
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Richard Bevan was born on 22 August 1788 at Swallowfield Park, Berkshire His father, Silvanus Bevan III, was a banker.[1][2] His mother was Louisa Kendall. He grew up at Riddlesworth Hall with six siblings.[2]
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
editBevan was a banker. He joined the Brighton Union Bank which had been set up in 1805 by a deed of co-partnership between William Golding, James Browne, Nathaniel Hall, Richard Lashmar and Thomas West.[3] It became Hall, Bevan, West and Bevans, before being taken over by Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Ransom, Bouverie and Co in 1894, and going on to form part of Barclays Bank.[3][4]
Philanthropy
editBevan made charitable contributions to the Widow's Friend and Benevolent Society.[5]
Personal life
editBevan married twice. His first wife was Charlotte Hunter, the daughter of Lt-Col Dunbar James Hunter & Seraphina Donclere. They married 30 August 1823.[1] They had four daughters and one son,[2] the banker Richard Alexander Bevan (1834–1918).[1][2] Charlotte died in 1835.[2]
In 1859, their youngest daughter Charlotte Louisa (1831-1911) married Percival Bosanquet (1831-1915), the son Augustus Henry Bosanquet and Louisa Priscilla Bevan (the eldest daughter of Richard's cousin David Bevan).[6] Their daughters Theodosia (1828-1886) and Elizabeth Charlotte (1830-1894) both married clergymen.[2] Their eldest daughter, Harriet Caroline, died as a toddler in 1834.[2]
His second wife was Sarah (-1883), the daughter of Richard Cuming Dewar of Clapham, Surrey.[1] She had been friends with his first wife Charlotte for many years. This marriage was childless.[2]
He lived at Highcliff Lodge, 128 Marine Parade, which is located on Marine Square in Kemptown, Brighton.[1]
Death
editBevan died on 4 February 1870 and is buried in Brighton's Extra-Mural Cemetery.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g John Venn (15 September 2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-108-03611-5. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Bevans". The Regency Town House. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Hall, Bevan, West and Bevans (Brighton Union Bank)". Barclays. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Forrest Capie; Alan Webber (5 November 2013). A Monetary History of the United Kingdom: 1870-1982. Routledge. p. 566. ISBN 978-1-136-60183-5. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "The Widow's Friend and Benevolent Society". The Times. 1 January 1825. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ J. Foster (1886). The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families. Рипол Классик. p. 30. ISBN 978-5-87180-617-3. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
