William E. Evans

William Elmer Evans (born December 14, 1877 in London , Laurel County , Kentucky , †  November 12, 1959 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American politician . Between 1927 and 1935 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Evans attended his homeland public schools as well as Sue Bennett Memorial College . After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar in 1902, he began to work in this profession in London. In 1910 he moved his residence and practice to Glendale , California. From 1911 to 1921 he was the legal representative of his new hometown. He also got into the banking industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1924 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland , where President Calvin Coolidge was nominated for re-election.

In the 1926 congressional elections , Evans was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of California , where he succeeded Walter F. Lineberger on March 4, 1927 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four terms in Congress by January 3, 1935 . From 1933 he represented the eleventh district of his state there as the successor to Phil Swing . During his time as a congressman, the Great Depression fell at the beginning of the 1930s. The first of the Federal Government's New Deal laws were passed under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, but Evans' party was rather hostile to them.

In 1934, William Evans was not confirmed. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He has also worked in the real estate industry and as a rancher. He died on November 12, 1959 in Los Angeles and was buried in Glendale.

Web links

• William E. Evans in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William E. Evans in the database of Find a Grave (English)