Francis Bevans

Francis Bevans was a Welsh lawyer who was Principal of Jesus [College, Oxford], from 1586 to 1602.

Life

Bevans was born in 1530 Carmarthen in Wales. He became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1573. He gained a Bachelor of [Civil Law|B.C.L.] in 1579, a Cambridge LL.B. in 1581, and an Oxford D.C.L. in 1583.
Bevans was Principal of New [Inn Hall, Oxford] in 1585–6, and Principal of Jesus College from 1586 to 1602. He was also chancellor to Herbert Westfaling, Bishop of Hereford, and so spent much of his time as Principal in Hereford. In his absence, Griffith Powell effectively ran the college during much of the time that Bevan was Principal. Bevans died in Hereford, England, in 1602, the same year as Westfaling.