Bridget Bevan

Bridget Bevan
Portrait of Madam Bevan by John Lewis, 1745 (oils) from original in the Carmarthenshire County Museum
Born
Bridget Vaughan

October 1698 (1698-10)
Llannewydd in Carmarthenshire
Died11 December 1779(1779-12-11) (aged 81)
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
OccupationPhilanthropist
SpouseArthur Bevan

Bridget Bevan (née Vaughan; baptised 30 October 1698 – 11 December 1779), also known as Madam Bevan, was a Welsh educationalist and public benefactor. She was the chief supporter of Griffith Jones and his system of circulating schools.

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