Background
Ernest Evans was born at Aberystwyth, the son of Evan Evans, the Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council and his wife Annie Davies. In 1925, he married Constance Anne, daughter of Thomas Lloyd, draper, of Hadley Wood.
Ernest Evans was born at Aberystwyth, the son of Evan Evans, the Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council and his wife Annie Davies. In 1925, he married Constance Anne, daughter of Thomas Lloyd, draper, of Hadley Wood.
He was educated at Llandovery College, at the University College of Wales, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where he was President of the Union in 1909.
He was also active in Cambridge University Liberal Club, serving as its President between 1908 and 1909. They had three sons. On leaving university Evans went in for the law. He was called to the Bar in 1910 and he practised both in London and on the South Wales Circuit.
He was sometime Chairman of Cardiganshire and Anglesey Quarter Sessions.
During the First World War he served with the Royal Army Service Corps in France from 1915–1918 and was promoted to the rank of Captain. From November 1918 until December 1920 Evans served as private secretary to the Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
He held the seat at the 1922 general election, but was defeated at the 1923 general election by the independent Rhys Hopkin Morris. He held that seat until 1942, when he was appointed a County Court judge.
Evans was made a KC in 1937 and also served as a Justice of the Peace.
He sat as a County Court judge from 1942 until his retirement in 1957. He was also a Vice-President of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Evans died at his home, Traethgwyn, Ffordd Tymawr, Deganwy, Caernarfonshire on 18 January 1965, aged 79.
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Matthew Vaughan-Davies, the long-serving Liberal Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Ystwyth, of Tan-y-Bwlch in the County of Cardigan, in the 1921 New Year Honours, and in February 1921, Evans was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cardiganshire at a by-election representing the Coalition Liberals.
He was a Member of the Council of University College of Wales and of the Council of National Library of Wales.