Thomas Bevan (politician) explained

Thomas Bevan (26th November 1829 – 1st March 1907) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1880.[1]

Bevan was elected member of parliament (MP) for Gravesend in the 1880 United Kingdom general election. That was election was declared void. In the subsequent by-election Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet was elected MP.

He was elected Sheriff of London on 28th September 1878.

Thomas Bevan
Birth Date:26th November 1829
Birth Place:London
Death Date:1st March 1907
Death Place:London
Education:City of London School
Occupation:Cement manufacturer
Relatives:Hannah Bevan (mother)Theodore Francis Bevan (nephew)[2] Thomas Bevan (cricketer) (grandson)
Nationality:British

Life

Bevan was born in London to a philanthropic Quaker family; his parents were Thomas Bevan MD FLS FLA MRCP MRCSE and Hannah Marishall Bevan.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1885 . The New House of Commons, with Biographical Notices of Its Members [etc.] ]. 100 .
  2. Book: H. J. Gibbney, 'Bevan, Theodore Francis (1860–1907)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University ].