Background
BEVAN, Henry Edward James was born on May 14, 1854. Son of late Henry Bevan of Shrewsbury.
BEVAN, Henry Edward James was born on May 14, 1854. Son of late Henry Bevan of Shrewsbury.
Studied at Shrewsbury School. St. John’s College, Cambridge (Shrewsbury Scholar, Exhibitioner and Prizeman. First Class Prel. Theol.
Examination; Bachelor of Arts 1878. Master of Arts 1883). Ely Theological College.
Ordained Deacon, 1878, Priest, 1879, by Bishop of London. Curate and afterwards Camden Lecturer of St. Lawrence, Jewry, East Central (postal district). Vicar of St. Andrew’s, Stoke Newington, N., 1883-1896.
Rector of Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, 1895-1902. Gresham Professor of Divinity, 1888- 1904. Examining Chaplain to Bishop Temple, 1894-1897.
To Bishop Creighton, 1897-1901. Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1888-1889, 1893-1894, 1896, 1902, 19C6,1909. “Golden ” Lecturer, 1902-1903. Archdeacon of Middlesex since 1903; Rector of St. Luke’s (parish church), Chelsea, since 1902; Rural Dean of Chelsea, 1897-1905; Prebendary of St. Paul’s Cathedral; Examining Chaplain to the present Bishop of London; Chaplain, 1st Middlesex Engineers (Vol.), 1903.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1905.
Spouse 1883, Hon. Charlotte Josephine Elizabeth, 2nddaughter of 8th Viscount Moles worth.