Evans, George
lawyer, congressman, United States senator, was born Jan. 12, 1797, in Hallowell, Maine. In 1825 he was elected a member of the Maine state legislature, and acted a leading part for four consecutive years, and was elected speaker of the house in the latter year. In 1829 he year. was elected to congress; served seven successive terms; and was then elected to the senate of the United States. He was a candidate for the vice-presidency when General Taylor was put in nomination for president. After eighteen years of service in congress he returned to his own state and his profession; and was attorney-general of Maine for three years. He was the first president of the Portland and Kennebec railway; and was a trustee and a member of the board of overseers of Bowdoin college. He died April 6, 1867, in Portland, Maine.