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Walter Evans September 18 1842 December 30 1923 was a United States representative from Kentucky and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Walter EvansJudge of the United States District Court for the Western District of KentuckyIn office July 1 1901 December 30 1923Appointed byoperation of lawPreceded bySeat established by 31 Stat 781Succeeded byCharles Harwood MoormanJudge of the United States District Court for the District of KentuckyIn office March 3 1899 July 1 1901Appointed byWilliam McKinleyPreceded byJohn W BarrSucceeded bySeat abolishedMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 5th districtIn office March 4 1895 March 3 1899Preceded byAsher G CaruthSucceeded byOscar Turner10th Commissioner of Internal RevenueIn office May 21 1883 March 19 1885PresidentChester A ArthurPreceded byJohn Jay Knox Jr acting Succeeded byJoseph S MillerMember of the Kentucky SenateIn office 1873 1875Member of the Kentucky House of RepresentativesIn office 1871 1873Personal detailsBornWalter Evans 1842 09 18 September 18 1842Glasgow Kentucky U S DiedDecember 30 1923 1923 12 30 aged 81 Louisville Kentucky U S Resting placeCave Hill CemeteryLouisville Kentucky U S Political partyRepublicanRelativesBurwell C Ritter uncle Educationread lawSignature Contents 1 Education and career 2 Congressional service 3 Federal judicial service 4 Family 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksEducation and career editBorn on September 18 1842 in Glasgow Barren County Kentucky 1 Evans attended the public schools near Harrodsburg Kentucky 2 He moved to Hopkinsville Christian County Kentucky and served as deputy county clerk in 1859 2 He served in the Union Army from 1861 to 1863 1 He served as deputy and later chief clerk of the circuit court 2 He read law and was admitted to the bar in 1864 1 He entered private practice in Hopkinsville from 1864 to 1871 1 He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1868 1872 1880 and 1884 2 He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1871 to 1873 1 He was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1873 to 1875 1 He resumed private practice in Louisville Kentucky from 1875 to 1883 1 He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 45th United States Congress in 1876 2 He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1879 2 He was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue now the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury by President 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 editEvans 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 edit nbsp Judicial portrait of Evans 1906 Evans was nominated by President William McKinley on March 3 1899 to a seat on the 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 editEvans was the nephew of United States Representative Burwell C Ritter 2 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Walter Evans at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center a b c d e f g h i j United States Congress Walter Evans id E000260 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Sources edit nbsp 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 edit nbsp Media related to Walter Evans at Wikimedia Commons Walter Evans Find a Grave Retrieved October 19 2008 Party political offices Preceded byJohn Marshall Harlan Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky1879 Succeeded byThomas Z Morrow U S House of Representatives Preceded byAsher G Caruth Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 5th congressional district1895 1899 Succeeded byOscar Turner Legal offices Preceded byJohn W Barr Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky1899 1901 Succeeded bySeat abolished Preceded bySeat established by 31 Stat 781 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky1901 1923 Succeeded byCharles Harwood Moorman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Evans American politician amp oldid 1191044335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
