Sir William Evans, 1st Baronet

Sir (Thomas) William Evans, 1st Baronet (15 April 1821 – 4 October 1892) was an English Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire.

His own father, William Evans, had opted to take up the life of the landed gentleman at Allestree Hall.

[7] He chaired the first meeting of the Derbyshire County Council on 1 April 1889 when the authority consisted of 60 councillors and 20 aldermen.

[2] He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1872,[8] and a Deputy Lieutenant, Justice of the Peace and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

She was the eldest daughter of Thomas John Gisborne of Holme Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire.