Charles Evans (politician) explained

Charles Evans
Birthname:Charles Robert Evans
Birth Date:1882 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
Spouse:Maynie E. Colbie
m. 21 May 1913[1]
Riding:Maple Creek
Term Start:October 1935
Term End:April 1945
Profession:farmer, lumber merchant
Party:Liberal

Charles Robert Evans (8 September 1882  - 29 October 1947) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Mount Forest, Ontario and became a farmer and lumber merchant.

He attended public and high schools in Mount Forest, and graduated from a two-year program at British American College.

Evans participated in municipal politics at Piapot, Saskatchewan as a school trustee and as a councillor.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Maple Creek riding in the 1935 general election and was re-elected for a second term in the 1940 election. After completing this term, Evans left federal politics and did not seek re-election in 1945.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A. L. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1941 .