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Born Laming Evans, he was the son of Worthington Evans and Susanah Laming. He married Gertrude Hale in 1898 and had one son and one daughter. He assumed the prefix surname of Worthington by Royal Licence in 1916. He trained as a solicitor and served as temporary Major in World War I . POLITICAL CAREER Worthington-Evans contested the Colchester Constituency unsuccessfully in 1906. He won the seat in 1910, holding it until his retirement in 1929. He served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry Of Munitions , 1916-1918; Minister Of Blockade , 1918; Minister Of Pensions , 1919-1920; Minister Without Portfolio 1920-1921; Secretary Of State For War , 1921-1922, and 1924-1929; and Postmaster General , 1923-1924. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1919. Sir Laming was one of the British delegates to the International Economic Conference at Genoa in 1922. He was a member of several Conservative and Unionist Party committees including the Policy committee which he chaired in 1927. He also served on various Cabinet Committees, including those relating to Northern Ireland, and Unemployment. He became chairman of the latter in August 1923. He was a member of the British delegation that negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty . Worthington-Evans was made a Baronet in 1916 and awarded the GBE in 1922. He was succeeded by his son, William Shirley Worthington-Evans , born 9 June 1904 . PERSONAL PAPERS The papers of Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (from 1895-1931) are held at the Bodleian Library , University Of Oxford . SOURCES
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