David Owen Evans (5 February 1876 – 11 June 1945) was a

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politician from

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. Owen Evans was educated at Llandovery School and the

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. In 1896 he joined the civil service (Inland Revenue Department). Later he read for the Bar and was called to

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. He practised law in London until 1916 when he joined the

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. Rising through the ranks, he eventually became chief administrative officer of the company. He later became vice-president of the

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. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for

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at a

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in 1932, following the resignation of the Liberal MP

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. Evans held the seat until his sudden death, probably of heart failure, shortly before the 1945 general election. His death robbed him of becoming a

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; his appointment had been announced in the

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published on 7 June 1945 but he died before he could be knighted. In public life in Wales he was a member of the Councils of the University colleges of Aberystwyth and Swansea, treasurer of the college at Aberystwyth and of the

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. He was also a governor and member of the Council of the

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References

* * *Obituary in the Times, 12 June 1945

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* 1876 births 1945 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ceredigion Members of Gray's Inn Welsh barristers Alumni of Imperial College London {{Wales-UK-MP-stub