Richard Alexander Bevan
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Richard Alexander Bevan | |
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| Born | 14 July 1834 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| 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]
Career
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]
Philanthropy
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]