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John Evans (Australian politician)

John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (died 1943)

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Born
December 1, 1855
Died
October 2, 1943
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1855

About John Evans (Australian politician)

Sir John William Evans, CMG (1 December 1855 – 2 October 1943) was an Australian politician, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Premier of Tasmania from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909. John Evans was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Kingborough on 20 January 1897. He won the seat back in 1909 and continued to serve in parliament until 1937 as Commonwealth Liberal and Nationalist.

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John Evans (Australian politician) timeline

  1. John Evans was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Kingborough on 20 January 1897.
  2. He won the seat back in 1909 and continued to serve in parliament until 1937 as Commonwealth Liberal and Nationalist.

The world when John Evans (Australian politician) was born

John Evans (Australian politician) was born in 1855. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1855

  • Best-selling bookLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBleeding Kansas — pro and anti-slavery violence
  • Technology milestoneBessemer steel process invented
  • World population~1.35B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population26.4M

1855 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in John Evans (Australian politician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18552026
Population26.4M341 million

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