Died 1846 Name David Bevan Spouse(s) Favell Bourke Lee | Occupation Banker Education Winchester College | |
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Born 1774 Bishopsgate, London, England Resting place Christ Church, Cockfosters Children 7, including Robert Cooper Lee Bevan and Favell Lee Mortimer | ||
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David Bevan (6 November 1774 – 24 December 1846) was a British banker. He was a partner in Barclay, Bevan & Co, later known as Barclays.
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Early life
He was born in Bishopsgate, London, and educated at Winchester College. He was one of seven sons of Silvanus Bevan and Louisa Kendall.
Career
He was a partner in the London bank of Barclay, Bevan & Co (which would become Barclays). He had a seizure in 1826 and retired from the bank.
Personal life
On 7 May 1798, he married Favell Bourke Lee (1780-1841), the daughter of Robert Cooper Lee (1735-1794) of 26 Berners Street and 30 Bedford Square, London (also of Rose Hall, Montego Bay. The couple spent their honeymoon at his father's house Riddlesworth Hall.
In 1808 they moved to Hale End, Walthamstow, and this was sold in about 1822, when they moved to 42 Upper Harley Street. In 1826, he bought Belmont, in East Barnet, from Job Raikes, which passed to his son Robert on his death.
They had seven children.
Death
Bevan died on 24 December 1846 at Belmont as a consequence of injuries sustained during a fire there the previous week. He was buried alongside his wife in the Bevan family vault at Christ Church, Cockfosters.