Nathan Evans

Nathan Evans (born June 24, 1804 in Belmont County , Ohio , † September 27, 1879 in Cambridge , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1851 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nothing is known about Nathan Evans' youth and schooling. In 1827 and 1828 he was employed as a county clerk with the county government in Belmont County. He also worked as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1831, he began to work in Hillsboro in this profession. A year later he moved his residence and his law firm to Cambridge. From 1842 to 1846 he was a prosecutor in the local Guernsey County . Politically, he joined the Whig Party . In 1841 he served as Mayor of Cambridge.

In the congressional election of 1846 Evans was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 14th constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Alexander Harper on March 4, 1847 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1851 . These were initially shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War . The post-war period was dominated by discussions about the question of slavery . In 1850, the 1850 compromise introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

In the same year, Nathan Evans declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Cambridge. Between 1855 and 1857 he was again mayor of this city and from 1859 to 1864 he acted as an appeal judge. He then worked again as a private lawyer. He died on September 27, 1879 in Cambridge, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME	Evans, Nathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belmont County , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 1879
Place of death	Cambridge , Ohio