House 1865 (District 3); Senate 1867 (District 3)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Aitkin, Andy Johnson (defunct), Becker, Breckenridge (defunct), Buchanan (defunct), Carlton, Cass, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pembina (defunct), Polk, Pope, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wadena
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/22/1822
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1897
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
L.A.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Cloud
Occupation (when first elected):
Real Estate Agent
EDUCATION
Philadelphia Public Schools, Pennsylvania; Elementary School;
Philadelphia Public Schools, Pennsylvania; Secondary;
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar, October, 1866
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Judge:
St. Cloud, Minnesota (Judge of Probate, over 20 years);
186? to 188?
Municipal Mayor:
St. Cloud, Minnesota (Mayor, First One, Four Terms);
1862 to 186?
Judge:
St. Cloud, Minnesota (City Justice, Resigned Twice to Become Judge of Probate);
1862 to 18??
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single; Elizabeth W. Libby (married in June 1871, after he left office)
Children:
No children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to St. Cloud, Minnesota on December 15, 1856.
"In politics Judge Evans is an old-line Democrat, and has always been regarded as one of the reliable adherents of that political faith, even when his party was so decidedly in the minority in this state that it cut but little figure in public affairs." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 55)
He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.