Sir Walter Evans, 1st Baronet

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Sir Walter Harry Evans, 1st Baronet (19 May 1872–7 November 1954) was an English hydraulic engineer, politician and public servant.

Evans was born in Wolverhampton. He was a member of Staffordshire County Council for many years. He was created a Baronet, of Wightwick near Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, in the 1920 New Years Honours for his services to the War Savings Committees during the First World War. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Anthony.

[edit] References

• Obituary, The Times, 9 November 1954
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New creation	Baronet (of Wightwick) 1920–1954	Succeeded by Anthony Adney Evans