Henry Beveridge

Henry Beveridge
Born 9 February 1837
Scotland
Died 8 November 1929
London, England
Occupation Orientalists
Spouse(s) Annette Akroyd
Children William Beveridge

Henry Beveridge (9 February 1837 – 8 November 1929) was an Indian Civil Service officer and Orientalist in British India.

Life and family

He married Annette Akroyd, one of the first graduates of Bedford College and translator of Persian and Turki texts. The couple had two children: a daughter, Annette Jeanie Beveridge (d. 1956), who married R. H. Tawney,[1] and a son, William Beveridge (1879–1963), a noted economist who gave his name to the report associated with the foundation of the welfare state.[2]

Henry Beveridge lived at Pitfold, Shottermill, Surrey, England and died in 1929.[2]

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References

  1. Chapter 2 "Courtship and marriage", of The Life of R. H. Tawney: Socialism and History By Lawrence Goldman
  2. 1 2 "Henry Beveridge Genealogy". Retrieved 6 November 2010.

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