Walter Evans (American politician)
Walter Evans | |
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United States District Court for the District of Kentucky | |
| In office March 3, 1899 – July 1, 1901 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | John W. Barr |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Asher G. Caruth |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Turner |
| 10th Commissioner of Internal Revenue | |
| In office May 21, 1883 – March 19, 1885 | |
| President | Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | John Jay Knox Jr. (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joseph S. Miller |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate | |
| In office 1873-1875 | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1871-1873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Evans September 18, 1842 read law |
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Walter Evans (September 18, 1842 – December 30, 1923) was a
United States District Court for the District of Kentucky and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
.
Education and career
Born on September 18, 1842, in
Chester Arthur, serving from May 21, 1883, to April 20, 1885.[1] He returned to private practice in Louisville from 1885 to 1895.[1]
Congressional service
Evans was elected as a Republican from Kentucky's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 54th and 55th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1899.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the 56th United States Congress.[2]
Federal judicial service
Evans was nominated by President
United States District Court for the District of Kentucky vacated by Judge John W. Barr.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1899, and received his commission the same day.[1] Evans was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on July 1, 1901, to a new seat authorized by 31 Stat. 781.[1] His service terminated on December 30, 1923, due to his death in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.[1] He was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[2]
Family
Evans was the nephew of
United States Representative Burwell C. Ritter.[2]
References
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "Walter Evans (id: E000260)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Walter Evans at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
Media related to Walter Evans at Wikimedia Commons- "Walter Evans". Find a Grave. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
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