IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 495 
Honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne Evans, Bermuda’s 
first female barrister, Attorney General, and Opposition Leader in the 
British Commonwealth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2007 
Ms. WATSON (for herself and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne 
Evans, Bermuda’s first female barrister, Attorney Gen-
eral, and Opposition Leader in the British Common-
wealth. 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans was born in 1927, in 
Bermuda, and attended the Central School and Middle 
Temple at London’s Inns of Court, in the United King-
dom; 
Whereas at the age of 26, Dame Lois Browne Evans was 
called to the London Bar, in June 1952, and the fol-
lowing December called to the Bermuda Bar and opened 
her own practice; 
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•HRES 495 IH 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans became Bermuda’s first 
female lawyer and went on to a distinguished career as 
a leading counsel; 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans was a life-long advocate 
for the rights of workers and black Bermudians and a 
prominent member of the Progressive Labor Party 
(PLP); 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans was elected to Parliament 
in 1963 and became the first black female to serve in 
Parliament; 
Whereas in 1968, in Bermuda’s first general election in 
which all adults were entitled to vote, Dame Lois Browne 
Evans was elected the PLP’s Parliamentary Leader and 
became the first female Opposition Leader in the British 
Commonwealth; 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans held the position of Op-
position Leader until 1972 and, in 1973, became Jamai-
ca’s Honorary Counsel in Bermuda, the first Bermudian 
to serve in this capacity; 
Whereas in 1976 Dame Lois Browne Evans was again elect-
ed to Parliament and served as the Opposition Leader 
until 1985; 
Whereas the PLP won its first election in 1998 and Dame 
Lois Browne Evans was appointed Minister of Legislative 
Affairs; 
Whereas in 1999 Dame Lois Browne Evans became Ber-
muda’s first elected Attorney General and first female 
Attorney General; 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans was Bermuda’s longest 
serving Member of Parliament; 
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•HRES 495 IH 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans debated at the historic 
London and Bermuda Constitutional Conferences and 
served as a delegate to numerous international con-
ferences in Africa, New Zealand, the United States, and 
the Caribbean; 
Whereas Dame Lois Brown Evans was a member of the 
International Federation of Women Lawyers and a 
founding member of the Bermuda Business and Profes-
sional Women’s Club; 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans led an exceptional life in 
which she played a major role in the racial integration of 
Bermuda and advanced the cause of civil, human, and 
minority rights in Bermuda and throughout the world; 
and 
Whereas Dame Lois Browne Evans passed away on May 29, 
2007, at the age of 79 years: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its profound sympathy to the fam-
ily of Dame Lois Browne Evans and the citizens of 
Bermuda over the passing of Dame Lois Browne 
Evans; and 
(2) commends the exemplary lifetime achieve-
ments of Dame Lois Browne Evans, her commit-
ment to public service, and the singular role she 
played as a true pioneer who forged the way ahead 
for women and minorities. 
Æ 
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