Dick Evans (politician)
Richard Kelynack Evans | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 28 August 1969 – 5 November 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1922 Liberal Party |
| Spouse | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Richard Kelynack Evans, DFC (3 April 1922 – 5 June 2008) was an Australian politician who was born in Sydney to grazier Robert Fitzgerald Evans and Helen Madge Kelynack.
He was educated at
Parramatta and became a grazier at Rylstone, with additional property in Queensland
.
From 1941 to 1945 he served in the
Liberal Party member; he served until 1978. From 1981 to 1986 he was Vice-President of the Liberal Party in New South Wales. Evans died at Erina in 2008.[1]
Evans married twice. His first marriage took place on 3 April 1946 and was to Joan Fawcett, with whom he would have five children. His second wife was Beryl Bowman, whom he married on 30 July 1976. She would go on to serve in the Legislative Council from 1984 to 1995.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mr Richard Kelynack Evans, DFC (1922–2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.