Richard Alexander Bevan | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1834-07-14)14 July 1834 Brighton,East Sussex, England |
| Died | 18 February 1918(1918-02-18) (aged 83) |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse | Laura Maria Polhill |
| Children | 4 sons (includingRobert 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 ofCuckfield."
Richard Alexander Bevan was born on 14 July 1834 inBrighton, 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 onMarine Square inKemptown, Brighton.[1]
He was educated atHarrow School andTrinity 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 ofBarclays Bank.[6]
Bevan served as aJustice of the Peace and was the Treasurer ofBrighton College, a private boarding school, from 1860 to 1918.[1]
Bevan became known as "the father ofCuckfield."[2] He built theQueen'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 painterRobert Bevan, and two daughters.[1] Their daughter Edith Bevan founded the Cuckfield Women’s Suffrage Society.[7]
They resided onBrunswick Square,Hove, near Brighton. In 1862, they moved toCuckfield, where he built Horsgate House in 1865.[1][2]
Bevan died on 18 February 1918 and is buried in the Bevan family tomb atHoly Trinity Church, Cuckfield.[3]