David H. Evans

David H. Evans (December 7, 1837 – February 24, 1920) was an American politician from New York.

David H. Evans
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
1882–1883
Preceded byWilliam B. Woodin
Succeeded byEdward S. Esty
Constituency26th District
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1879–1880
Preceded byDiedrich Willers Jr.
Succeeded bySamuel R. Welles
ConstituencySeneca County
Personal details
Born(1837-12-07)December 7, 1837
Tyre, New York
DiedFebruary 24, 1920(1920-02-24) (aged 82)
Tyre, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Catherine (Stephens) Ransom
(m. 1893)
OccupationPolitician

Life

Evans was born in Tyre, Seneca County, New York, the son of John G. Evans (1793–1877) and Mary (Hess) Evans (died 1875). He attended the common schools and Fort Plain Seminary. Then he taught school for some time, and worked on the family farm. On February 24, 1864, he married Catherine Wurts (1840–1885), and they had five children.

In politics, he was a Republican. He was a Justice of the Peace from 1866 to 1869; and Supervisor of the Town of Tyre in 1869, and from 1872 to 1877.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Seneca Co.) in 1879 and 1880.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (26th D.) in 1882 and 1883.

In 1893, he married Catherine (Stephens) Ransom.

He died on February 24, 1920, at the farm where he was born, located in the Town of Tyre, about four miles south-west of the Village of Savannah; and was buried at the Evans Corner Cemetery in Tyre.[1]

References

  1. "Funeral of David H. Evans". Democrat and Chronicle. Savannah. February 28, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved January 6, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
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