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John M. Evans
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byWashington J. McCormick
Succeeded byJoseph P. Monaghan
Constituency1st district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byCharles Nelson Pray
Succeeded byWashington J. McCormick
ConstituencyAt-large district (1913–1919)
1st district (1919–1921)
21st Mayor of Missoula
In office
July 16, 1911 – May 6, 1912
Preceded byWilliam Henry Reid
Succeeded byJames M. Rhoades
Personal details
BornJohn Morgan Evans
January 7, 1863
Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1946(1946-03-12) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeMissoula Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUnited States Military Academy
University of Missouri

John Morgan Evans (January 7, 1863 – March 12, 1946) was an American Democratic politician.

Biography

He was born in Sedalia, Missouri. Evans went to the United States Military Academy and then graduated from University of Missouri. He studied law and practiced law in Missoula, Montana. Evans was judge of the police court, register of the United States Land Office, and served as Mayor of Missoula, Montana. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Montana and served from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1921. He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1920, but regained his seat in the 1922 election and served from March 4, 1923, to March 4, 1933. He died in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byCharles N. Pray Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's at-large congressional district

1913–1919
Succeeded byDistrict eliminated
Preceded byDistrict created Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's 1st congressional district

1919–1921
Succeeded byWashington J. McCormick
Preceded byWashington J. McCormick Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's 1st congressional district

1923–1933
Succeeded byJoseph P. Monaghan
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