David Arthur Evans
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Art Evans
| image =
| caption =
| office = Ontario MPP
| term_start = 1960
| term_end = 1977
| predecessor = George Graham Johnston
| successor = George Taylor
| constituency = Simcoe Centre
| party = Progressive Conservative
| birth_date = February 10, 1915
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|12|14|1915|02|10}}
| death_place = Bradford, Ontario
| spouse = Eileen Alfreda Dixon
| children = 4
| occupation = Salesman
}}
David Arthur Evans (February 10, 1915 - December 14, 1989) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1960 to 1977 as a Conservative member.
Background
Evans was a salesman who owned a restaurant, a bakery, a clothing store and an apartment building. He was married to Audrey Myrtle Kerr (Died April 29, 1981), they had 4 children. Later to Eileen Alfreda Dixon, daughter of Roy Alfred Dixon and Beatrice Louisa Crumbie.
Politics
Evans was Mayor of Bradford, Ontario and Warden of Simcoe County. In 1960 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a by-election.{{cite news |title=PC Candidates Win In Two By-Elections |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 30, 1960 |page=1}} He was re-elected in the elections in 1963, 1967, 1971 and 1975.{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 26, 1963 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=25 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6134%2C3886120|accessdate=2014-05-24}}{{cite news |author=Canadian Press |title=Tories win, but... |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=October 18, 1967 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=B2 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VVEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C2835192 |accessdate=2014-03-30}}{{cite news |title=Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=October 23, 1971 |page=10}}{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}} He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy (1974) and to the Minister of Transportation and Communications. He retired from politics in 1977.
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=david-arthur-evans}}
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Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario