Lynden Evans

Lynden Evans
Lynden Evans
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Illinois's 9th district
	In office; March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Henry Sherman Boutell
Succeeded by	Frederick A. Britten
Personal details
Born	June 28, 1858; LaSalle, Illinois
Died	May 6, 1926 (aged 67); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic

Lynden Evans (June 28, 1858 – May 6, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in LaSalle, Illinois, Evans attended the public schools and was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1882. He taught in the schools of La Salle and Evanston, Illinois. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice at Chicago, Illinois. Lecturer on corporation law in the John Marshall Law School in 1907 and 1908.

Evans was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.

He resumed the practice of law in Chicago, Illinois, until his death there on May 6, 1926. He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.

References

United States Congress. "Lynden Evans (id: E000252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry S. Boutell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th congressional district 1911 – 1913	Succeeded by Frederick A. Britten

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