Background
EVANS, John Emryswas born in August 1853 in Bron y Berllan, Denbighshire. Son of late Emrys Evans and Anne, daughter of Thomas Jones, Nant Fawr, Abergele.
EVANS, John Emryswas born in August 1853 in Bron y Berllan, Denbighshire. Son of late Emrys Evans and Anne, daughter of Thomas Jones, Nant Fawr, Abergele.
Liverpool Institute; Denbigh Grammar School.
Entered National Provincial Bank of England, 1870. Standard Bank of South Africa, 1882. British Vice-Consul for Witwatersrand Goldfields, 1897.
Financial adviser at Bloemfontein, 1900.
To Lord Roberts, 1900: Controller of the Treasury, Transvaal, 1900. Auditor-General, TransVaal, 1901.
Member for Langlaagte Division to first Transvaal Legislative Assembly since 1907. Vice-chairman National Bank of South Africa, a director of the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited., and of several other companies.
Financial Agent, Johannesburg.
Clubs: Northumberland and Northern Counties. Rand, Johannesburg; Civil Service, Cape Town. Durban; Kimberley; Pretoria.
Spouse 1893, Johanna Margaretha,daughter of Philisophy G. Leeb, Wynberg, Cape Town.