Herbert Evington
Herbert Evington (1865-1898)
1899 Obituary [1]
HERBERT EVINGTON, born at Hull on the 22nd January 1865, was the youngest son of Mr. C. S. Evington, builder and contractor, of that city.
At the age of 16 he entered the drawing- office of M. T. Shaw and Co, railway contractors, of Cannon Street, London, where he remained until August, 1882, when he was apprenticed to Rose, Downs and Thompson, hydraulic and general engineers, of the Old Foundry, Hull.
On the expiration of his pupilage, he was retained on the staff of that firm as designer and draughtsman, ultimately becoming Chief Draughtsman, which post he held until his death. In addition to those duties, Mr. Evington of late years acted as Science Teacher to the Lincoln and Lindsey County Council, the Hull Young People's Institute, and the Hull School Board, for which posts he had qualified himself by attending evening classes. He had also acquired a knowledge of German, which greatly assisted him in dealing with his employers' business with that country.
Mr. Evington died, after a short illness, on the 26th September, 1898. His natural modesty and unassuming manner had endeared him to a large circle of friends.
He was elected an Associate Member on the 1st December, 1891.