H. Clay Evans

H. Clay Evans

Henry Clay Evans (born June 18, 1843 in Juniata County , Pennsylvania , †  December 12, 1921 in Chattanooga , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1891 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1844, Clay Evans moved with his parents to Platteville , Wisconsin , where he later attended public schools. He then graduated from business schools in Madison and Chicago . In 1864 he took part in the civil war as a soldier in the Union Army . From 1870 Evans was based in Chattanooga (Tennessee), where he manufactured freight cars. In 1881 he was elected mayor there. During his time as mayor, he reformed the city's public school system. He later became a school councilor there.

Politically, Evans was a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Democrat John R. Neal on March 4, 1889 . Since he lost to Henry C. Snodgrass in the 1890 elections , he was only able to serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1891 .

Between 1891 and 1893, Evans was First Assistant Postmaster General, Deputy Secretary of the Post, John Wanamaker . In 1894 he narrowly failed in the gubernatorial elections in Tennessee. Only after a repeated counting of the votes was his opponent Peter Turney determined as the winner. From 1897 to 1902 Evans was a pension commissioner. He then served as the American consul in the British capital London between 1902 and 1905 . In 1911, Clay Evans was named Chattanooga Health and Education Commissioner. He died in this city on December 21, 1921.

Web links

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• H. Clay Evans in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• H. Clay Evans in the database of Find a Grave (English)