Eli Evans

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Eli Evans (born February 28, 1805 in Harthau , † July 20, 1882 in Siebenhöfen ) was a German entrepreneur and politician.

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The son of Evan Evans (1765–1844) and his wife Lowry b. Richards (1771–1836) grew up in Siebenhöfen in the Ore Mountains, where his father had a cotton mill and house built in 1812. After attending the Lyceum in neighboring Annaberg and the grammar school in Freiberg , he joined his father's company. After the death of his mother, he took over the entire factory on July 1, 1838. At the Dresden trade fair, Evans was awarded the silver medal in 1840 and the gold medal in 1845 for his yarns and twines. Around 1860, over 7,000 spindles are said to have worked in the factory. The money collected for a memorial in memory of his father was rededicated on his initiative to a foundation for needy students at the royal trade school in Chemnitz . In 1910 the foundation had a capital fund of 6,157 marks.

Evans was democratically minded and was involved in various political bodies. He was a member of the Saxon state parliament in 1845/46, 1847 and 1848 as a deputy member of the 5th electoral district for trade and manufacturing . In 1848 he represented Saxony in the pre-parliament of the Frankfurt National Assembly . He was described by his contemporary Bernhard Hirschel as a " very martial-looking gentleman ". He also writes: “ He has proven his ethos through loyal perseverance with the Leipzig minority. “In 1849/50 he was a member of the so-called Saxon resistance state parliament, but then refused to return to the reactionary state parliament after the liberalization of the electoral law of 1848 was lifted . He is said to have returned the reminder call from the Chamber President unopened. In 1867 in the Reichstag of the North German Confederation , he assumed a mandate for the 20th Saxon constituency.

Evans sold his company in Siebenhöfen to Karl Ferdinand Fichtner in 1878.

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  1. ↑ Josef Matzerath : Aspects of Saxon State Parliament History - Presidents and Members of Parliament from 1833 to 1952. Dresden 2001, p. 97
  2. ↑ Bernhard Hirschel: Saxony's government, estates and people , Mannheim 1846, p. 108f ( digitized version )
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SURNAME Evans, Eli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Evans, Ehil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur and politician, MdL (Kingdom of Saxony), MdR (North German Confederation)
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Harthau
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1882
Place of death Siebenhöfen