Sir Walter Harry Evans, 1st Baronet (19 May 1872 – 7 November 1954) was an English hydraulic engineer, politician, and public servant.
Sir Walter Evans | |
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Born | Walter Harry Evans 19 May 1872 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
Died | 7 November 1954 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Hydraulic engineer, public servant |
Evans was born in Wolverhampton, son of Joseph Evans.[1] He was a member of Staffordshire County Council for many years. In the 1920 New Year Honours, he was created a baronet, of Wightwick, near Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, for his services to the war savings committees during the First World War,[2] with the letters patent being issued on 31 January 1920.[3]
He married Margaret Mary Dickens in 1907. They had one son and two daughters.[1] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Anthony.
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Biography, Who Was Who
- ^ "No. 31712". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1919. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 31830". The London Gazette. 19 March 1920. p. 3432.
References
edit- Obituary, The Times, 9 November 1954
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets