Richard Bevan | |
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Born | 22 August 1788 Swallowfield, Berkshire, England |
Died | 4 February 1870 | (aged 81)
Occupation | Banker |
Spouses |
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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) |
Richard Bevan (22 August 1788 – 4 February 1870) was a British banker and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of Barclays Bank.
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]
Bevan 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]
Bevan made charitable contributions to the Widow's Friend and Benevolent Society. [5]
Bevan 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]
Bevan died on 4 February 1870 and is buried in Brighton's Extra-Mural Cemetery. [1]
Richard Bevan | |
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Born | 22 August 1788 Swallowfield, Berkshire, England |
Died | 4 February 1870 | (aged 81)
Occupation | Banker |
Spouses |
|
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) |
Richard Bevan (22 August 1788 – 4 February 1870) was a British banker and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of Barclays Bank.
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]
Bevan 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]
Bevan made charitable contributions to the Widow's Friend and Benevolent Society. [5]
Bevan 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]
Bevan died on 4 February 1870 and is buried in Brighton's Extra-Mural Cemetery. [1]