About Timothy Bevan
Lived 1927 – 2016 (aged 88). Timothy Bevan was a businessperson.
Sir Timothy Hugh Bevan (24 May 1927 – 11 February 2016) was a British lawyer and heir to a banking dynasty. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1981 to 1987.
Early life Born in May 1927, the younger brother of Robert Francis Bevan (who married Philippa Sumner), he is a direct descendant of both Silvanus Bevan (1743–1830) and of David Barclay (1682–1769), two of the original senior partners in Barclay, Bevan, Tritton and Co.
Chairman of the Committee of London Clearing Bankers and Vice President of the Council of the Institute of Bankers,
He died on 11 February 2016 after a long illness, and was survived by a widow and four children.
Philanthropy Bevan served on the board of trustees of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest in East Sussex.
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British banker (1927–2016)
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Timothy Bevan was born on 24 May 1927.
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Timothy Bevan died on 11 February 2016.
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Timothy Bevan was a businessperson.
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