H. Clay Evans
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Henry Clay Evans was a U.S. Representative
from Tennessee
.
, Evans moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County.
He attended the common schools and a business school in Madison.
He was graduated from a business training school at Chicago in 1861.
During the Civil War, Evans enlisted on May 6, 1864, as a corporal in Company A, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and served until September 24, 1864.
He settled in Chattanooga, Tennessee
in 1870 and engaged in the manufacture of freight cars.
Evans was elected mayor in 1881, serving two terms.
He organized the public-school system of Chattanooga and served as first school commissioner.
Evans was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-first
Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second
Congress.
He was First Assistant Postmaster General 1891-1893.
Evans was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1894 on the face of the returns, but a legislative recount rejected certain votes and declared his Democratic opponent, Peter Turney, elected.
He was appointed Commissioner of Pensions April 1, 1897, and served until May 13, 1902, when he resigned to enter the diplomatic service.
He was appointed United States consul general to London, England, May 9, 1902, retiring in 1905.
He was chosen commissioner of health and education of Chattanooga in 1911.
He died in Chattanooga, Tennessee
, December 12, 1921.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Tennessee
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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Biography
Born in Juniata County, PennsylvaniaJuniata County, Pennsylvania
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, Evans moved to Wisconsin in 1844, with his parents, who settled in Platteville, Grant County.
He attended the common schools and a business school in Madison.
He was graduated from a business training school at Chicago in 1861.
During the Civil War, Evans enlisted on May 6, 1864, as a corporal in Company A, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and served until September 24, 1864.
He settled in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
in 1870 and engaged in the manufacture of freight cars.
Evans was elected mayor in 1881, serving two terms.
He organized the public-school system of Chattanooga and served as first school commissioner.
Evans was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar 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...
Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
The Fifty-second 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...
Congress.
He was First Assistant Postmaster General 1891-1893.
Evans was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1894 on the face of the returns, but a legislative recount rejected certain votes and declared his Democratic opponent, Peter Turney, elected.
He was appointed Commissioner of Pensions April 1, 1897, and served until May 13, 1902, when he resigned to enter the diplomatic service.
He was appointed United States consul general to London, England, May 9, 1902, retiring in 1905.
He was chosen commissioner of health and education of Chattanooga in 1911.
He died in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
, December 12, 1921.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery, St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
.