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

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Biography

He was born in

Sedalia, Missouri Sedalia is a city located approximately south of the Missouri River and, as the county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States, it is the principal city of the Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had ...

. Evans went to the

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and then graduated from

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. 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

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from

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

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

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References

1863 births 1946 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Montana People from Sedalia, Missouri Mayors of Missoula, Montana United States Military Academy alumni University of Missouri alumni American people of Welsh descent Montana lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Montana {{Montana-mayor-stub