David Ellicott Evans

David Ellicott Evans (born March 19, 1788 in Ellicott City , Maryland , †  May 17, 1850 in Batavia , New York ) was an American politician . In 1827 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Evans attended public schools in his home country. In 1803 he moved to Batavia, New York State, where he worked for Holland Land Co. first as an administrator and then in accounting. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1819 and 1822 he was a member of the New York Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson .

In the congressional elections of 1826 Evans was elected as a candidate for the Jacksonians in the 29th  constituency of New York in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Parmenio Adams on March 4, 1827 . He only exercised this mandate in Congress for a few weeks until his resignation on May 2, 1827. His resignation took place before the constituent session of the Congress elected in 1826.

Between 1827 and 1837 Evans served as resident agent for his old firm Holland Land Co. operates. He was also involved in the banking industry. In 1827 he took part as a delegate at a state convention in Albany , where protective tariffs were discussed. Since 1837 he has only devoted himself to his own interests in the real estate market. David Evans died on May 17, 1850 in Batavia, where he was also buried.

Web links

• David Ellicott Evans in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• David Ellicott Evans in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Parmenio Adams	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) March 4, 1827 - May 2, 1827	Phineas L. Tracy