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Mr. Evarts was born in Boston on
Feb. 6, 1878. His father, jeremiah Ev-
arts. was lawyer OF much ability and
standing. He sent the son 10 Yale col.
lege, and after graduation young Ev-
arts entered The legal profession.
In his early years as q lawyer Mr..
Evarts built np il lucrative practice III
New York and established reputation
for acumen ana knowledge that soon
made il conluon thing for older law
yers TO consult him in cases of impor-
tance.
Mr.. Evarts attended the Republican
national convention OF 1860 at the head
of the New lorl; delegation. He work
I'd for the nomination of William IL
Seward for president. but moved to
make the nomination of Abraham Lin.
coin unanimous when it became evi.
dent that the Illinois man was the
choice of the convention.
Several notable lawsuits received I'll,
attention Of Mr.. Evarts during the next
| few years. He conducted in 1862 the
argument instituted by the United
States government in the supreme
court to maintain the doctrine of mari
time prizes as applicable to the civil
war. Again, in 1860, he gave his serv,
ices to the country In maintaining TIL
unconstitutionality of state taxation
upon United States securities or na
| tional bank stock except when congress.
! should accord its permission. In eacl
Of these cases he was successful.
| Mr.. EVarts was selected TO conduct
the governments prosecution Of Jcf
| ferson Davis, and President Andrew
johnson chose the New York lawyer n,
his defender in the impeachment pro
ceedings brought against him Mir
Evarts displayed wonderful sagacity
and power in the conduct Of Johnson.
defense. His speech was masterpiec,
OF research, learning, satire and eo
quencc rarely equaled in the annals o1
the war.
Appointed Atturncy General.
After the failure of the Impeachment
4 proceedings President johnson appoint
ed Mr. Evarts attorney general of tht
United States. lie was counsel fu
the United States before the tribunn
of arbitration on the Alabama claim
in Geneva in 1912. He represente,
the Republicans In the Tilden. IIayr,
contest Of 1876 and was appointed sec
retary OF state by President Hayes
Mr.. Evarts was prominently mentionec
for the Republican gubernatorial nom
ination in 1876 but he was defeatr,
by compromise
Mr.. Eyarts was member Of the iii
ternational monetary congress in rari
in 1881 and was elected to the United
States senate from New York in 1851
He served in the senate one term, he
ing succeeded In 1891 by David B. Hill
Mr.. Evarts is thought To have re
ceived larger fees than any other Amer
ican lawyer during the time Of his a.
tivity. His fee in the TiltOn- Ieeeche
suit Is said TO have been $4,000 IL
attracted much attention during tha
famous trial. He also figured promi
nently In The Tweed prosecution and de
rived large sums annually from his cor
poration practice.
Mr., Evarts for years enjoyed a ma
tional reputation as an orator HI
style was classic in its correctness. ant
his sentences We're freighted wit
words which evinced profound thought
He was master Of nvolution. Thos
of Mr. Evarts' public addresses tina
are best known are his "Centennia
Grafton Before the Livonia Society 0
I. Yale College" delivered in 1853, an
IAN Address Before the New Engan
Society" delivered in 1854
Mr.. Eyarts was member of the Tn
ion, Union League, University, Cent?
ry and Republican clubs.