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Richard Thomas Evans

Richard Thomas Evans (1890 – 20 July 1946) was a British Liberal Party politician. Contents 1 Before Parliament 2 Parliamentary candidate 3 Industrial expert 4 MP for Carmarthen 5 Would-be biographer 6 References 7 External links Before Parliament Evans was educated at the University of Wales. During the First World War he served in Europe and attained the rank of Captain. In 1918 he married Edith Rhys Williams. In 1923 he published the book Aspects of the Study of Society, in the series Library of Philosophy and Religion. [1] He was for a time a lecturer in economics at University College, Cardiff. [2] Parliamentary candidate Evans had fought the Carmarthenshire seat of Llanelly in the general elections of 1923, 1924 and 1929 but was on all three occasions unsuccessful, albeit having campaigned with energy and ability against a complacent Labour party. [3] At the 1929 general election, Evans had hopes of a straight fight with Labou...

Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Norwich Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Norfolk Major settlements Norwich 1298–1950 Number of members Two Replaced by Norwich North and Norwich South Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Consisting of the city of Norwich in Norfolk, it returned two members of parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system. It was replaced in 1950 by two new single-member constituencies, Norwich North and Norwich South. Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 2.1 1298–1660 2.2 1640–1950 3 Election results 3.1 Elections in the 1940s 3.2 Elections in the 1930s 3.3 Elections in the 1920s 3.4 Elections in the 1910s 3.5 Elections in the 1900s 3....