Travelling salesman, businessman, municipal official.
Born at Hamilton, Ontario in 1852, son of William Evans, he worked as a travelling salesman for a piano and organ manufacturer and, later, for an agricultural implements maker. He arrived in Brandon in 1882 to make the city his base of operations. He later worked as an auctioneer and an agent for the Imperial Oil Company. In 1887, he married Catherine Elizabeth “Kate” Milne (1863-1939) of Whitby, Ontario. They had four children: Milne Dermot Evans (1889-?), John Lowell Evans (1892-?), Rita Pauline Evans (1893-?), and Alecia Evans (1894-?). He served as an alderman on the Brandon city council (1904-1907). He died at Brandon on 4 June 1923 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Milne Dermot Evans, John Lovell Evans, Rita Pauline Evans, Alecia Evans], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.
Death registration [Richard Dermot Evans], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 June 2023
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