George Evans (politician)

George Evans

George Evans (born January 12, 1797 in Hallowell , Massachusetts , †  April 6, 1867 in Portland , Maine ) was an American politician ( Whig Party ) who represented the state of Maine in both chambers of Congress .

Evans was born in Hallowell, Kennebec County , now in Maine, which split from Massachusetts in 1820. After graduating from Bowdoin College in 1815, he studied law , was inducted into the bar and began practicing at Gardiner .

Evans began his political career as a member of the Maine House of Representatives , where he served as speaker in 1829 . In the same year he ran in a by-election to the United States House of Representatives for the seat of the Senate exchanged Peleg Sprague and was victorious. He was a member of the Chamber of Parliament until his resignation on March 3, 1841; During this time he was, among other things, chairman of the Ministry of Finance's Expenditure Control Committee .

Evans moved to the Senate, just like Sprague before. Here he became, among other things, chairman of the Finance Committee and the Committee on Manufactures . In 1846 he ran for re-election, but was defeated by the Democrat James W. Bradbury . As a result, he worked again as a lawyer in Portland, but was also still politically active. He was chairman of a commission to examine claims against Mexico after the Mexican-American War . In his home state of Maine, he also held the office of Attorney General several times between 1850 and 1858 .

Web links

• George Evans in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• George Evans in the database of Find a Grave (English)