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.
Born in May 1927,[1][2] 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.[1]
Bevan was educated at Eton College,[1] before being commissioned in the British Army, and served with the Welsh Guards from 1945 to 1947.[1] He studied the Law and was called to the bar in 1950.[1]
He served on the Board of Directors of Barclays Bank from 1966 to 1993.[1] From 1968 to 1974, he served as its Vice Chairman.[1] He served as its Chairman from 1981 to 1987,[1] being succeeded by Sir John Quinton.[3]
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