William Wadsworth Evans
William Wadsworth Evans (October 5, 1886 – November 1972) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1919 to 1924.
William Wadsworth Evans | |
|---|---|
| New Jersey State Assemblyman | |
| In office January 1919 – January 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Aldin Smith |
| Succeeded by | Albert Comstock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Wadsworth Evans October 5, 1886 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1972 (aged 86) Allendale, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Urquhart Blauvelt |
| Parents | John William Evans Emily Wadsworth Evans |
| Alma mater | New York Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
Evans was born in Paterson, New Jersey on October 5, 1886, the son of John William Evans and Emily Wadsworth Evans. He is a 1905 graduate of Paterson High School and graduated from New York Law School in 1908. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1911. In 1912, Evans served as Secretary to New Jersey Assembly Speaker Thomas F. McCran.
State Assemblyman
He was elected Assemblyman in 1918,[1] and was re-elected in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. Evans served as Assembly Speaker in 1922.
Family and later life
Evans was married to Isabel Urquhart Blauvelt (1892–1967), the daughter of William B. Blauvelt, a Paterson banker.[2] He had two children: Barbara Evans Boe (1914–1999) and William W. Evans, Jr. (1921–1999), a former New Jersey State Assemblyman and a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. He died in Allendale, New Jersey in 1972 at age 86.
References
- Scannell, John James; Sackett, William Edgar. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits ..., Volume 2. p. 555.
- Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. Joseph J. Gribbons. 1960.