William Wadsworth Evans
William Wadsworth Evans | |
|---|---|
| New Jersey State Assemblyman | |
| In office January 1919 – January 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Aldin Smith |
| Succeeded by | Albert Comstock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Wadsworth Evans October 5, 1887 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1972 (aged 85) Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Isabel Urquhart Blauvelt |
| Parent(s) | John William Evans Emily Wadsworth Evans |
| Alma mater | New York Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Wadsworth Evans Sr. (October 5, 1887 – November 13, 1972) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1919 to 1924, serving as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in his final term in office.
Early life
Evans was born in Paterson, New Jersey on October 5, 1887, the son of John William Evans and Emily Wadsworth Evans. He was a 1905 graduate of Paterson Central High School (since renamed as John F. Kennedy High School) and graduated from New York Law School in 1908.[1] He played the organ at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in order to cover his law school tuition.[2] He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1911. In 1912, Evans served as Secretary to New Jersey Assembly Speaker Thomas F. McCran.
State Assemblyman
He was elected Assemblyman in 1918,[3] and was re-elected in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. Evans served as Assembly Speaker in 1922.
Family and later life
Evans was married to Isabel Urquhart Blauvelt (1892–1967), the daughter of William B. Blauvelt, a Paterson banker.[4] He had two children: Barbara Evans Boe (1914–1999) and William W. Evans Jr. (1921–1999), a former New Jersey State Assemblyman and a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. A resident of Glen Rock, New Jersey, he died at age 86 in Wayne, New Jersey, on November 13, 1972.[2]
References
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Session, 1921. Accessed April 6, 2025. "William Wadsworth Evans. (Rep., Paterson.) Mr. Evans was born at Paterson, N. J., October 5th, 1887, and was educated in the public schools of that city and was graduated from the Paterson High School in 1905, and the New York Law School in 1908."
- ^ a b "William Evans Sr., Ex-Assemblyman", The News, November 14, 1972. Accessed April 6, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "William Wadsworth Evans Sr., a Paterson attorney who served as Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly in 1920's died Monday, at the Ann-Dell Nursing Home, Wayne, after a long illness. He was 86 and lived at 152 Central Avenue, Glen Rock."
- ^ Scannell, John James; Sackett, William Edgar. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits ..., Volume 2. p. 555.
- ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. Joseph J. Gribbons. 1960.