Richard Alexander Bevan | |
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Born |
Brighton,
East Sussex, England | 14 July 1834
Died | 18 February 1918 | (aged 83)
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | Laura Maria Polhill |
Children | 4 sons (including Robert Bevan), 2 daughters |
Parent(s) |
Richard Bevan Charlotte Hunter |
Relatives |
Silvanus Bevan (paternal great-great-grandfather) Timothy Bevan (paternal great-grandfather) Silvanus Bevan (paternal grandfather) |
Richard Alexander Bevan (14 July 1834 – 18 February 1918) was a British banker and philanthropist. He is known as "the father of Cuckfield."
Richard Alexander Bevan was born on 14 July 1834 in Brighton, England. [1] [2] His father, Richard Bevan, was a banker. [3] His mother, Charlotte Hunter, was the daughter of Colonel Richard Hunter. He grew up at Highcliff Lodge, a house located at 128 Marine Parade, which is located on Marine Square in Kemptown, Brighton. [1]
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] [3]
Bevan was a banker. [2] He became a partner in the Brighton Union Bank which was founded in Brighton in 1805. [1] [4] [5] The bank was set up by a deed of co-partnership between William Golding, James Browne, Nathaniel Hall, Richard Lashmar and Thomas West. [6] 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. [6]
Bevan served as a Justice of the Peace and was the Treasurer of Brighton College, a private boarding school, from 1860 to 1918. [1]
Bevan became known as "the father of Cuckfield." [2] He built the Queen's Hall in Cuckfield in 1897 to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. [2]
Bevan married Laura Maria Polhill (daughter of Edward Polhill). [1] They had four sons, including painter Robert Bevan, and two daughters. [1] Their daughter Edith Bevan founded the Cuckfield Women’s Suffrage Society. [7]
They resided on Brunswick Square, Hove, near Brighton. In 1862, they moved to Cuckfield, where he built Horsgate House in 1865. [1] [2]
Bevan died on 18 February 1918 and is buried in the Bevan family tomb at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield. [3]
Richard Alexander Bevan | |
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Born |
Brighton,
East Sussex, England | 14 July 1834
Died | 18 February 1918 | (aged 83)
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | Laura Maria Polhill |
Children | 4 sons (including Robert Bevan), 2 daughters |
Parent(s) |
Richard Bevan Charlotte Hunter |
Relatives |
Silvanus Bevan (paternal great-great-grandfather) Timothy Bevan (paternal great-grandfather) Silvanus Bevan (paternal grandfather) |
Richard Alexander Bevan (14 July 1834 – 18 February 1918) was a British banker and philanthropist. He is known as "the father of Cuckfield."
Richard Alexander Bevan was born on 14 July 1834 in Brighton, England. [1] [2] His father, Richard Bevan, was a banker. [3] His mother, Charlotte Hunter, was the daughter of Colonel Richard Hunter. He grew up at Highcliff Lodge, a house located at 128 Marine Parade, which is located on Marine Square in Kemptown, Brighton. [1]
He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] [3]
Bevan was a banker. [2] He became a partner in the Brighton Union Bank which was founded in Brighton in 1805. [1] [4] [5] The bank was set up by a deed of co-partnership between William Golding, James Browne, Nathaniel Hall, Richard Lashmar and Thomas West. [6] 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. [6]
Bevan served as a Justice of the Peace and was the Treasurer of Brighton College, a private boarding school, from 1860 to 1918. [1]
Bevan became known as "the father of Cuckfield." [2] He built the Queen's Hall in Cuckfield in 1897 to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. [2]
Bevan married Laura Maria Polhill (daughter of Edward Polhill). [1] They had four sons, including painter Robert Bevan, and two daughters. [1] Their daughter Edith Bevan founded the Cuckfield Women’s Suffrage Society. [7]
They resided on Brunswick Square, Hove, near Brighton. In 1862, they moved to Cuckfield, where he built Horsgate House in 1865. [1] [2]
Bevan died on 18 February 1918 and is buried in the Bevan family tomb at Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield. [3]