John Bevan (politician)

John Bevan (1837 – 16 July 1911) was a 19th-century member of the House of Representatives from the West Coast of New Zealand.

New Zealand Parliament
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1884–1887	9th	Hokitika		Independent

Bevan was born in Jersey on the Channel Islands in 1837[1] into a Welsh family.[2] He received his education at Jersey Grammar School and emigrated to Victoria in Australia in 1857 before moving to Hokitika in New Zealand in circa 1865.[1][2] He entered a partnership with Michael Pollock and they traded under the banner of Pollock and Bevan in Hokitika's Revell Street.[2][3]

He represented the Hokitika electorate from 1884 to 1887, when he was defeated.[4]

Bevan was a District Grand Master of Freemasons in Westland.[5] He died at Hokitika on 16 July 1911.[6]

References

1. Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 67. Retrieved 6 October 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. "Sketches of New Members". West Coast Times (4691). 11 August 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
3. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Mr. Michael Pollock". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
4. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 184. OCLC 154283103.
5. "Public Notices". Grey River Argus. 18 July 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
6. "Mr John Bevan". The Press. LXVII (14097). 17 July 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Gerard George Fitzgerald	Member of Parliament for Hokitika 1884–1887	Succeeded by Joseph Grimmond