William E. Evans (politician)

For other people with the same name, see William Evans (disambiguation).

William Elmer Evans (December 14, 1877 – November 12, 1959) was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician, who served as a Republican United States Congressman from California's 9th and 11th Congressional District. in all, he served four terms from 1927 to 1935.

William E. Evan’s
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by	Walter F. Lineberger
Succeeded by	John S. McGroarty
Constituency	9th district (1927–1933) 11th district (1933–1935)
Personal details
Born	William Elmer Evans (1877-12-14)December 14, 1877 Laurel County, Kentucky
Died	November 12, 1959(1959-11-12) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Forest Lawn Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Education	Sue Bennett Memorial College
Profession	Politician, Attorney, Real estate, Banking

Biography

William Elmer Evans was born in Laurel County, Kentucky in 1877. He was educated at public schools and attended Sue Bennett Memorial College, in London, Kentucky.^[1]

Early career

Evans studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1902, commencing practice in London, Kentucky. He later moved to Glendale, California in 1910 and continued to practice law and banking.

He was the city attorney of Glendale, California from 1911 to 1921 and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924.^[1]

Congress

Evans was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1927–January 3, 1935), and an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.^[1] In Congress he served on the House Naval Affairs Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.^[2]

Later career and death

Later in life, Evans resumed the practice of law, real estate development, and ranching until his death in Los Angeles, California, November 12, 1959. He is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California.^[1]

Electoral history

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	102,270	59.5
	Prohibition	Charles Hiram Randall	61,719	35.9
	Socialist	Charles F. Conley	7,943	4.6
Total votes			171,932	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	222,261	77.0
	Democratic	James B. Ogg	58,263	20.2
	Socialist	Christian Sorenson	8,090	2.8
Total votes			288,614	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (incumbent)	182,176	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Evans (Incumbent)	57,739	51.8
	Democratic	Albert D. Hadley	38,240	34.3
	Liberty	Marshall V. Hartranft	15,520	13.9
Total votes			111,499	100.0
Turnout
	Republican hold

1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John S. McGroarty	66,999	53.5
	Republican	William E. Evans (Incumbent)	56,350	45.0
	Socialist	William E. Stephenson	1,814	1.5
Total votes			125,163	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• U.S. Congressional Delegations from California