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Lynden Evans | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Sherman Boutell |
| Succeeded by | Frederick A. Britten |
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| Born | (1858-06-28)June 28, 1858 |
| Died | May 6, 1926(1926-05-06) (aged 67) |
| Party | Democratic |
Lynden Evans (June 28, 1858 – May 6, 1926) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inLaSalle, Illinois, his siblings includedFrederic Dahl Evans. Evans attended the public schools and was graduated from Knox College,Galesburg, Illinois, in 1882.He taught in the schools of La Salle and Evanston, Illinois.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice atChicago, Illinois.Lecturer on corporation law in the John Marshall Law School in 1907 and 1908.
Evans was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress.
He resumed the practice of law inChicago,Illinois, until his death there on May 6, 1926.He was interred inGraceland Cemetery.
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