Facts: - party: democrat - predecessor: thomas laurens jones - birth date: 03 march 1825 - relations: son-in-law of william wright southgate - profession: lawyer - alt: a black tie , and black jacket white-haired man wearing a high-collared white shirt , - death date: 18 may 1897 - spouse: addie southgate etha southgate - district: 6th - term end: march 3 , 1875 - name: william evans arthur - death place: covington , kentucky - birth place: cincinnati , ohio - signature: william-e . - arthur-sig . jpg - successor: thomas laurens jones - restingplace: linden grove cemetery - state: kentucky - signature alt: william e. arthur - term start: march 4 , 1871 - image: william-e . - arthur.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william evans arthur .
william evans arthur -lrb- march 3 , 1825 -- may 18 , 1897 -rrb- was a u.s. representative from kentucky .