Evans, John
physician, governor, was born March 9, 1814, in Waynesville, Colo. Becoming known for public spirit, he was elected to the Chicago city council in 1852. The city of Evanston was founded by him as a site for the Northwestern university, and his extensive real estate investments there brought him a large return. The Chicago and Fort Wayne railroad was projected and built by him and others. In 1862 an important change in his career grew out of an appointment by President Lincoln as governor of the then territory of Colorado.