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John Beevor

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John Grosvenor Beevor (1 January 1845 – 5 May 1903) was an English first-class cricketer active 1868–71 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born and died in Barnby Moor.[1]

The son of H. Beevor of Retford, he was educated at Uppingham School from 1857 to 1862. He then had a career as a solicitor.[2]

Family

Beevor was the father of Henry Beevor, a solicitor; who was father of John Grosvenor Beevor (1905–1987), known as an SOE agent of World War II.[3][4] The younger John Grosvenor Beevor was the father of the author Antony Beevor.[5]

References

  1. ^ John Beevor at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ^ "Uppingham School Roll, 1824 to 1905". Internet Archive. London: Edward Stanford. 1906. p. 43. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Nottinghamshire history > Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire at the Opening of the Twentieth Century; [and] Contemporary Biographies, (1901) > Legal". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "http://www.ukwhoswho.com, Beevor, John Grosvenor". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Antony Beevor - Munzinger Biographie". Retrieved 5 June 2018.