Education
Owen Evans was educated at Llandovery School and the Imperial College of Science.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Owen Evans was educated at Llandovery School and the Imperial College of Science.
In 1896 he joined the civil service (Inland Revenue Department). Later he read for the Bar and was called to Gray"s Inn. He practised law in London until 1916 when he joined the Mond Nickel Company.
Rising through the ranks, he eventually became chief administrative officer of the company.
He later became vice-president of the International Nickel Company of Canada. Evans held the seat until his sudden death, probably of heart failure, shortly before the 1945 general election.
36th United Kingdom Parliament. 37th United Kingdom Parliament]
He was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Cardiganshire at a by-election in 1932, following the resignation of the Liberal Member of Parliament Rhys Hopkin Morris. In public life in Wales he was a member of the Councils of the University colleges of Aberystwyth and Swansea, treasurer of the college at Aberystwyth and of the National Museum of Wales.
He was also a governor and member of the Council of the National Library of Wales.
