James La Fayette Evans
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James La Fayette Evans was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Clayville, Kentucky
, Evans moved to Indiana, with his parents, who settled in Hancock County
in 1837. He moved to Marion, Indiana
, in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He settled in Noblesville
in 1850 and continued mercantile pursuits. He also engaged in the grain-elevator business and in the pork-packing business.
Evans was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-fourth
and Forty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He resumed the grain-elevator business.
He died in Noblesville, Indiana
on May 28, 1903, aged 78, and was interred in Crownland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Clayville, Kentucky
Kentucky
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, Evans moved to Indiana, with his parents, who settled in Hancock County
Hancock County, Indiana
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 70,002. The county seat is Greenfield.-Geography:...
in 1837. He moved to Marion, Indiana
Marion, Indiana
Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County...
, in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He settled in Noblesville
Noblesville, Indiana
Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007...
in 1850 and continued mercantile pursuits. He also engaged in the grain-elevator business and in the pork-packing business.
Evans was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
and Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
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Congresses (March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He resumed the grain-elevator business.
He died in Noblesville, Indiana
Noblesville, Indiana
Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007...
on May 28, 1903, aged 78, and was interred in Crownland Cemetery.