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John Evans (died 1565)

English politician in the 16th century

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ6231998 ↗
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John Evans, Ieuans or Jevans (by 1525 – 1565), of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, was an English politician.

He was a member (MP) of the parliament of England for a now-unknown constituency in 1536, Shrewsbury in 1547, Leominster in April 1554, Much Wenlock in November 1554 and Denbigh Boroughs in 1555.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “John Evans (died 1565)” as english politician in the 16th century. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1525, 1565, 1536, 1547—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where John, Evans and died can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as english politician in the 16th century. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6231998. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1525, 1565, 1536 and 1547.

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This entry incorporates text from “John Evans (died 1565)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.