Arthur Herbert "Slim" Evans (1890 - 1944) was a trade unionist and communist.
Life
Nothing is known about Arthur's childhood, but he left Toronto in 1911 and worked as a farmer and carpenter. In Minneapolis he became involved with the IWW, and was shot during the Ludlow Massacre, leading to him walking with a limp for the rest of his life.
He returned to Canada and joined the One Big Union, helping to represent coal miners. He was arrested for five years over union activity, and became an early member of the Communist Party of Canada. During the Great Depression, he helped organise unemployed workers across Canada. He participated in the On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot, and raised funds for volunteer fighters in the Spanish Civil War.
He was killed after being hit by a car in Vancouver, 1944.[1]