Lemuel D. Evans
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Lemuel Dale Evans was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Tennessee, Evans studied law and was admitted to the bar.
He moved to Marshall, Texas
, in 1843 and engaged in the practice of law.
He served as member of the State convention that annexed the State of Texas to the Union in 1845.
Evans was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress.
He served as collector of internal revenue in 1867.
He served as member of the reconstruction convention in 1868.
Chief justice of the supreme court in 1870 and 1871.
He served as associate justice and presiding judge from 1872 to 1873, when he resigned.
United States marshal for the eastern judicial district of Texas in 1875.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, on July 1, 1877.
He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Tennessee, Evans studied law and was admitted to the bar.
He moved to Marshall, Texas
Marshall, Texas
Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...
, in 1843 and engaged in the practice of law.
He served as member of the State convention that annexed the State of Texas to the Union in 1845.
Evans was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress.
He served as collector of internal revenue in 1867.
He served as member of the reconstruction convention in 1868.
Chief justice of the supreme court in 1870 and 1871.
He served as associate justice and presiding judge from 1872 to 1873, when he resigned.
United States marshal for the eastern judicial district of Texas in 1875.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, on July 1, 1877.
He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the final resting place of thousands of individuals who helped form the nation and the city of Washington in the early 19th century. Many members of...
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