Edward Evans CBE (11 January 1883 – 30 March 1960)[1] was a teacher and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
[2] He was educated at Llanelli Science Schools and at St Paul's College in Cheltenham,[3] before training as a teacher at the University of London.
[6] He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for political and public services" in the King's Birthday Honours List 1949,[7] and represented Lowestoft in the House of Commons for 14 years, until his defeat at the 1959 general election[8] by the Conservative James Prior.
[9] In the Commons, he was noted for his contributions relating to coastal erosion in East Anglia, chairing the All Party Coast Defence Committee,[3] and on fishery protection,[2] frequently complaining of violations by other nations of the Overfishing Convention.
[11] As well as being governor or committee-member of numerous bodies related to disability, he wrote A Manual Alphabet for the Deaf-blind and edited Braille Schools magazine.