Francis (Frank) Augustus Bevan (17 January 184031 August 1919) was a British heir and banker. He served as the chairman of

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, a British multi-national financial institution, serving from 1896 to 1916.

Early life

Francis Augustus Bevan was born on 17 January 1840,''Christ Church Cockfosters: 125 years''.
Franey & Co., London, c. 1964. p. 7. the second son of

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(1809-1890). Bevan was educated at

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, a private boarding school in North West London.

Career

He became a partner in Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co in 1859, and eventually succeeded his father as senior partner. In 1896, Barclays merged with a number of mostly private banks to become a joint stock enterprise. Bevan was the last senior partner of the private bank and the first chairman of the new bank, Barclay and Company Limited. Under his leadership, Barclays became one of ''the Big Five'' UK banks. He remained a director until his death. He also served as

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, a JP, and as

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Personal life

He was married and widowed three times. On 22 July 1862, he married Elizabeth Marianne Russell, the daughter of the politician

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and Isabella Clarisa Davies. On 19 April 1866, he married Constance Hogg, the daughter of the politician

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and Mary Claudine Swinton. In 1875, he married Maria Trotter. Until 1890, he lived at Ludgrove Hall, Cockfosters. Following his father's death in 1890, he moved to nearby

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. He was the

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of Christ Church, Cockfosters, the church founded by his father. His third son, Raymond Francis Bevan, was a cleric, vicar of St Lawrence, Thanet from 1907 to 1921. His fourth son, Gerard Lee Bevan, was a leading financier and infamous fraudster.

Death

Bevan died on August 31, 1919.

References

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British chairpersons of corporations Chairmen of Barclays High sheriffs of Middlesex English people of Welsh descent Churchwardens Ludgrove Members of Middlesex County Council 19th-century British businesspeople