Thomas Bevan (politician)

Thomas Bevan
Born	26 November 1829 London
Died	1 March 1907 London
Nationality	British
Education	City of London School
Occupation	Cement manufacturer
Relatives	Hannah Bevan (mother) Theodore Francis Bevan (nephew)[1] Thomas Bevan (cricketer) (grandson)

Thomas Bevan (26 November 1829 – 1 March 1907) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1880.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

He was elected Sheriff of London on 28 September 1878.^{[citation needed]}

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.

References

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