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(Redirected from Gruffydd Evans) British politician (1928–1992)

The Right HonourableThe Lord Evans of Claughton
Evans in 1977
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
24 April 1978 – 22 March 1992
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born9 February 1928 (1928-02-09)
Died22 March 1992 (1992-03-23) (aged 64)
Political partyLiberal Democrats

David Thomas Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton, DL (9 February 1928 – 22 March 1992) was a British solicitor and Liberal politician. As Lord Evans, held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside. He was created a life peer as Baron Evans of Claughton, of Claughton in the County of Merseyside, on 24 April 1978.

Evans was born in Birkenhead. His family were Welsh-speaking, originally from Anglesey. He studied at Birkenhead School and later at Liverpool University. Over a period he served on Birkenhead County Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and finally Merseyside County Council, leading the Liberal group. He tried twice, in 1964 and 1966, to win a parliamentary seat but was unsuccessful. As President of the Liberal Party in 1977-78, he played an important role in dealing with the fall-out from the controversy relating to the activities of former party leader Jeremy Thorpe.

References

  1. "No. 47521". The London Gazette. 27 April 1978. p. 4879.
  2. "Life Peerages created under the Life Peerages Act 1958". Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ David Lewis Jones (5 September 2008). "Evans, David Thomas Gruffydd, Baron Evans of Claughton (1928-1992), solicitor and politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded byBasil Wigoder Chairman of the Liberal Party Executive
1965–1967 		Succeeded byJohn Arnold Baker
Preceded byBasil Goldstone President of the Liberal Party
1977–1978 		Succeeded byMichael Steed
Preceded byMaldwyn Thomas President of the Welsh Liberal Party
1986–1987 		Succeeded by?
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