Santiago Bevans

James Bevans (1777–1832) was an English engineer, who was hired by the Argentine government to take over the water system of Buenos Aires in 1822.[1]

Santiago Bevans
Personal details
Born21 July 1777
London, England
Died2 April 1832
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality British
Spouse(s)Sarah Phillips and Priscilla Bright
Occupationbusinessman
Professionengineer

Biography

James Bevans was born in London, England, son of John Bevans and Mary Moline. He arrived in the port of Buenos Aires on 2 November 1822, in company of his second wife Priscilla Bright and family from both marriages.[2] He had been hired by Bernardino Rivadavia, to whom he presented a project for the port of the city, which consisted of a dock of thirty-three acres.[3] That same year he finished the work of gas lighting of the Plaza de la Victoria (now Plaza de Mayo).[4]

His daughter María Bevans Bright, who married Charles Henri Pellegrini, (born in Chambery) were the parents of the future Argentine president Carlos Pellegrini.[5]

References
  1. La vida del Doctor Carlos Pellegrini, Ulises Alvarez Hayes, 1941
  2. Desmemoria, Volume 5, Issues 17–20, s.n., 1998, 1998
  3. El puerto de Buenos Aires en la historia II, Edgardo J. Rocca, 2005, ISBN 9789870210696
  4. Historia cronológica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires 1536–2014, Contreras, Leonel, March 2014, ISBN 9789870273066
  5. Carlos Pellegrini: homenaje al prócer y al Banco de la nación argentina, Cristóbal Osvaldo Zavala, 1941
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