Sir Thomas Charles Dewey
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Thomas Charles Dewey, was President of the Prudential Assurance Company.
In July 1907 Dewey celebrated his 50th year of service with the Prudential having entered as a junior clerk at the age of 17. He was made a Baronet on 20 February 1917; being the first of the Dewey Baronets
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Dewey lived at Bromley
, Kent
from the 1860s, at Tweed Cottage, High Street and for many years at South Hill Wood, Westmoreland Road. He became a leading member of Bromley society, served as a Church Warden of Bromley Parish Church for 30 years and was a patron of many local charities and sporting organisations .
He endowed and was closely associated with St Mark's Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley; which was designed by Evelyn Hellicar
. Dewey's daughter Daisy married the curate-in-charge of the church, Rev L J Lewin, in May 1905 .
His Charter Mayor of Bromley for in 1903-4 is marked by the inclusion of his initials on a link of the Borough's Mayoral chain. He was made Honorary Freeman of Bromley in July 1904 ; being called upon to lay the foundation stone to Bromley's Municipal Buildings (Town Hall)in 1907. He was Honorary Colonel of 2nd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
He often entertained at South Hill Wood
He was also patron of Evelyn Hellicar
, architect. South Hill was designed for Dewey by Ernest George & Peto in 1881. In 1898 Hellicar extended the house and in 1902 he designed the music pavilion within the grounds; the design of which was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1904 he designed and built Peak House, Sidmouth
for Dewey.
During the First World War Dewey made both South Hill Wood and Peak House available as VAD hospitals. In 1922 he was honoured by the King of Belgium with the award of the diploma and insignia of Medaille du Roi Albert for his services to wounded Belgian soldiers.
In July 1907 Dewey celebrated his 50th year of service with the Prudential having entered as a junior clerk at the age of 17. He was made a Baronet on 20 February 1917; being the first of the Dewey Baronets
Dewey Baronets
The Dewey Baronetcy, of South Hill Wood in Bromley in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 February 1917 for Thomas Charles Dewey, President of the Prudential Assurance Company. The second Baronet was a clergyman and served as Prebendary of...
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Dewey lived at Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
from the 1860s, at Tweed Cottage, High Street and for many years at South Hill Wood, Westmoreland Road. He became a leading member of Bromley society, served as a Church Warden of Bromley Parish Church for 30 years and was a patron of many local charities and sporting organisations .
He endowed and was closely associated with St Mark's Church, Westmoreland Road, Bromley; which was designed by Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar was an English architect.Evelyn Arthur Gresley Hellicar was the son of Arthur Gresley Hellicar and Mary Ann Isabella Malthus . Arthur Hellicar came from the South West of England where his father was Vicar of Fivehead, Somerset, and Swell, Gloucestershire...
. Dewey's daughter Daisy married the curate-in-charge of the church, Rev L J Lewin, in May 1905 .
His Charter Mayor of Bromley for in 1903-4 is marked by the inclusion of his initials on a link of the Borough's Mayoral chain. He was made Honorary Freeman of Bromley in July 1904 ; being called upon to lay the foundation stone to Bromley's Municipal Buildings (Town Hall)in 1907. He was Honorary Colonel of 2nd Kent Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers)
He often entertained at South Hill Wood
He was also patron of Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar was an English architect.Evelyn Arthur Gresley Hellicar was the son of Arthur Gresley Hellicar and Mary Ann Isabella Malthus . Arthur Hellicar came from the South West of England where his father was Vicar of Fivehead, Somerset, and Swell, Gloucestershire...
, architect. South Hill was designed for Dewey by Ernest George & Peto in 1881. In 1898 Hellicar extended the house and in 1902 he designed the music pavilion within the grounds; the design of which was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1904 he designed and built Peak House, Sidmouth
Sidmouth
Sidmouth is a small town on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England. The town lies at the mouth of the River Sid in the East Devon district, south east of Exeter. It has a population of about 15,000, of whom 40% are over 65....
for Dewey.
During the First World War Dewey made both South Hill Wood and Peak House available as VAD hospitals. In 1922 he was honoured by the King of Belgium with the award of the diploma and insignia of Medaille du Roi Albert for his services to wounded Belgian soldiers.