**Arthur Herbert "Slim" Evans** (1890 - 1944) was a [trade
unionist](Trade_Union "wikilink") and [communist](Communism "wikilink").

## Life

Nothing is known about Arthur's childhood, but he left Toronto in 1911
and worked as a [farmer](Agriculture "wikilink") and carpenter. In
[Minneapolis](United_States_of_America "wikilink") he became involved
with the [IWW](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink"), and was shot
during the [Ludlow Massacre](Ludlow_Massacre "wikilink"), leading to him
walking with a limp for the rest of his life.

He returned to Canada and joined the [One Big
Union](One_Big_Union "wikilink"), helping to represent
[coal](Fossil_Fuels "wikilink") [miners](Mining "wikilink"). He was
arrested for five years over union activity, and became an early member
of the Communist Party of Canada. During the [Great
Depression](Great_Depression "wikilink"), he helped organise unemployed
workers across Canada. He participated in the [On-to-Ottawa
Trek](On-to-Ottawa_Trek "wikilink") and [Regina
Riot](Regina_Riot "wikilink"), and raised funds for volunteer fighters
in the [Spanish Civil War](Spanish_Civil_War "wikilink").

He was killed after being hit by a car in Vancouver, 1944.\[1\]

## References

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1.  [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_%22Slim%22_Evans>