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...