George Evans (American politician)
George Evans | |
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United States Senator from Maine | |
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | John Ruggles |
Succeeded by | James W. Bradbury |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district | |
In office July 20, 1829 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Peleg Sprague (Maine politician) |
Succeeded by | David Bronson |
Member of the Maine State Assembly | |
In office 1829 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
January 12, 1797 Hallowell, Maine |
Died |
April 6, 1867 70) Portland, Maine | (aged
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Maine |
Political party |
National Republican Whig |
Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
George Evans (January 12, 1797 – April 6, 1867) was an American politician from the state of Maine. He was a member of the United States Whig Party.
Biography
Evans was born in Hallowell, Maine where he grew up. He graduated from Bowdoin College where he had been a prominent member of the Peucinian Society. He moved to Gardiner, Maine and practiced law there. He was eventually elected to the Maine State Assembly and served as its speaker in 1829. In 1829, he was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Maine in a special election called after Peleg Sprague resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. Evans served in the House from 1829 to 1841. He served as chairman of the committee on expenditures of the department of the treasury from 1829 to 1831.
In 1841, Evans resigned from the House to take a seat in the United States Senate from Maine. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Manufactures from 1841 to 1843, chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1841 to 1845 and chairman of the committee on territories from 1845 to 1847. Evans served in the Senate until 1847 when he was defeated in an attempt to be reelected to a second term.
Evans then practiced law in Portland, Maine and continued to be involved in politics. He served as chairman of a commission to ascertain claims against Mexico from 1849 to 1850, and served as attorney general of Maine during the 1850s. He died in Portland, Maine and is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner, Maine.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Evans. |
- United States Congress. "George Evans (id: E000241)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- George Evans at Find a Grave
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by Henry Tallman |
Maine Attorney General 1853–1854 |
Succeeded by John S. Abbott |
Preceded by John S. Abbott |
Maine Attorney General 1856 |
Succeeded by Nathan D. Appleton |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Peleg Sprague |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th congressional district July 20, 1829 – March 3, 1841 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by David Bronson |
United States Senate | ||
Preceded by John Ruggles |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Maine 1841–1847 Served alongside: Reuel Williams, John Fairfield |
Succeeded by James W. Bradbury |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Henry Clay Kentucky |
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance 1841–1845 |
Succeeded by Levi Woodbury New Hampshire |