William T. Evans (February 14, 1925 – October 19, 1991) was an American politician and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

, representing

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from 1967 to 1973.

Early life

William T. Evans was born on February 14, 1925,

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. As a child, his family moved to

Dundalk, Maryland Dundalk ( or ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 67,796 at the 2020 census. In 1960 and 1970, Dundalk was the largest unincorporated community in Mar ...

. He graduated from

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in 1943. He graduated from the University of Baltimore with an

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in 1949. He graduated with a

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from the

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in 1952. He was admitted to the bar in Maryland in 1952.

Career

During

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, Evans served as a bombardier in the

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in the

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. He reached the rank of first lieutenant. After the war, Evans worked as an insurance adjuster for

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. In 1952, he began practicing law in Dundalk. From 1959 to 1961, Evans served as trial magistrate in the Sparrows Point Court and as a member of the Baltimore County Planning Board. Evans was a

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. He served as a member of the

, representing 6th, from 1967 until his resignation in 1973. George E. Heffner was appointed to replace him. Evans became an administrative judge with the district court in District 8. He was appointed to a ten-year term starting on April 12, 1972. Evans retired from the court in 1985, but still heard cases until September 3, 1991.

Personal life

Evans married Mary Elaine Smith. They were married for 44 years and she died in 1987. He then married Rita Boyle Hayden. He had three sons, William R., James C. and Thomas L. He also had two stepsons and a stepdaughter, Grant, Thomas and Dhorey. Around 1990, Evans moved from Dundalk to Edgewood. He also owned a home in

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. Evans died of cancer on October 19, 1991, at his home in Edgewood. He was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, William T. 1925 births 1991 deaths People from Trumbull County, Ohio People from Baltimore County, Maryland United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Insurance agents University of Baltimore alumni University of Baltimore School of Law alumni Maryland lawyers Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates