Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-06
ALEXANDER EVANS, ESQ.


! Alexander Evans. ex.monber Of Con
gress died at his home al rlktnn. Ma
last evening at late hOnr, after lin.
/ gering illness Hon Alexander Evans
was tho grandson Of John Evans who.
! with his brother Robert. Inherited tan
yard on the Big Elk, near Cowan.
! town, Cecil county. John Evans en-
gagged in manufacturing nails and bar
iron, and afterwards in rolling copper IN
/ Cecil county Paul Revere. tho hero Of
Longfellows celebrated poem, and John
Evans are said to have been the only
rollers OF copper in the United States ut
that time. and it is further said that they
furnished copper for an the vessels Of
the American navy. john Evans and
Mary Alexander Evans were the parents
Of eight children, among them Dr.. Amos
Alexander Evans, the father OF Hon
Alexander Evans Ho married Miss
Mary Oliver, Of Boston. March ~. 1916
DR. Evans died in 1s4S, and Mrs. Evans
in 1sSi
Alexander Evans, their eldest child.
was born about 10 years ago Tie read
law and was admitted TO the bar AZ elk
ton, whore he soon took a leading posi-
tion. He was nominated for Congress in
1877 by the Wing party. and was opposed
~ the late Judge Richard d. Carmichael.
lie district was composed OF Hartford
Cecil Kent Queen Annes and Caroline
counties, and Mr. Evans had majority
ln each county, amounting iii tho district
70 l65 lle was again elected to Congress
ia 1919. defeating Mr. Magraw. IN this
contest Mr.. Evans had majority 81 SOC
Tic carried each county iii tho district but
Caroline where the result was tie Mr.
evans was again nominated for Congress
Pay tho Wing party in 1851. having for
his opponent the late Hon Hiram
Mccullough Of Cecil county.
This was hard fought contest. Mr..
Evans, who had carried Cecil county by
~ majority Ia ls49, Notwithstanding that
the whig candidates for the Legislature
az the same time were defeated for the
first time failed to carry his county. Mr..
McIullough carried Cecil by 81 majority
and also carried Hartford county. Mr..
Evans was elected however, by ma
iority of l4s, carrying Kent, Queen
Anne's and Caroline counties.
Mr. Evans retired To private life after
bis third term deyoting himself to the
practice Of his profession. in which he
was very successful While in CONGRESS-
he was very successful. While IN Con
efeas ne was prominently mentioned for
foreign missions to China and England
He was strong Unionist during
the war After the restoration of
peace he became united for time with
the Democratic party In 1866 he
was elected TO the House Of Delegates
with Henry $ Magraw, George T. Whit
taker, now Of Dover Del, and William
Lindsay. The delegation was known as
the big four party ON account Of the
large size Of its members. and perhaps
partly because il was one Of the ablest
delegations ever sent from Cecil county.
He left a widow and one son. Alexan.
der Evans, Jr.. Of Elkton His brother.
Colonel Andrew Wallace Evans. retired
officer Of the United States army, resid-
ing at Elkton, and his sister, Mrs. Mary
Clayton widow OF the late James
w Clayton. also survive him.
Mr. Evans appeared in the United
States Court in this city IN 1882 in the
famous case Of Anthony Reynold vs.. the
New York and Baltimore Transportation
Company, in which he was associated
with Messrs Bayard and Gray as counsel
for thp defendant