Jump to content

John M. Evans (Wisconsin politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jmertel23 (talk | contribs) at 14:43, 6 September 2018 (removed Category:People from Addison County, Vermont; added Category:People from Addison, Vermont using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

John M. Evans (February 12, 1820 – August 23, 1903) was a physician and politician.

Born in Addison, Vermont, Evans moved to La Porte, Indiana, where he was a carpenter. He later studied at La Porte Medical School and received his medical degree from there in 1846. Evans then moved to what is now Evansville, Wisconsin to practice medicine. Evans served as postmaster from 1852 to 1855. He also served as Mayor of Evansville. In 1853 and 1856, Evans served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. During the American Civil War, Evans was surgeon of the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He died in Evansville, Wisconsin[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ 'Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' volume 50, Wisconsin Historical Society of Wisconsin: 1903, pg. 94-95
  2. ^ 'Commemorative Biographies of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, 1901, pg. 8-9


Stub icon

This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_M._Evans_(Wisconsin_politician)&oldid=858345865"