Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton

David Thomas Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton, DL (9 February 1928 – 22 March 1992) was a British solicitor and Liberal politician. As Lord Evans, held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside. He was created a life peer as Baron Evans of Claughton, of Claughton in the County of Merseyside, on 24 April 1978.^[1][2]

The Right Honourable The Lord Evans of Claughton
Evans in 1977
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 24 April 1978 – 22 March 1992 Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	9 February 1928 (1928-02-09)
Died	22 March 1992 (1992-03-23) (aged 64)
Political party	Liberal Democrats

Evans was born in Birkenhead. His family were Welsh-speaking, originally from Anglesey. He studied at Birkenhead School and later at Liverpool University.^[3] Over a period he served on Birkenhead County Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and finally Merseyside County Council, leading the Liberal group. He tried twice, in 1964 and 1966, to win a parliamentary seat but was unsuccessful. As President of the Liberal Party in 1977-78, he played an important role in dealing with the fall-out from the controversy relating to the activities of former party leader Jeremy Thorpe.^[3]

References

1. "No. 47521". The London Gazette. 27 April 1978. p. 4879.
2. "Life Peerages created under the Life Peerages Act 1958". Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
3. David Lewis Jones (5 September 2008). "Evans, David Thomas Gruffydd, Baron Evans of Claughton (1928-1992), solicitor and politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

Party political offices
Preceded by Basil Wigoder	Chairman of the Liberal Party Executive 1965–1967	Succeeded by John Arnold Baker
Preceded by Basil Goldstone	President of the Liberal Party 1977–1978	Succeeded by Michael Steed
Preceded by Maldwyn Thomas	President of the Welsh Liberal Party 1986–1987	Succeeded by ?