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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | William M. Evarts |
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New York, New York , United States |
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February 06, 1818
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| Died | February 28, 1901
(83 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
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| Info | William Maxwell Evarts
Evarts was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 6, 1818. He graduated with honors from Yale in 1837. He studied law at Harvard Law School and in the office of Daniel Lord in New York City. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1841. From 1849 to 1853 he was Assistant District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 1868 he was principal counsel to President Johnson in his impeachment trial. On July 15, 1868, President Johnson appointed Evarts Attorney General of the United States, an office he held until March 3, 1869. In 1876 he was the chief counsel of the Republican Party before the Electoral Commission. Evarts served as Secretary of State under President Hayes (1877-1881). In 1881 he was the United States delegate to the International Monetary Conference at Paris. On March 4, 1885, he became United States Senator. Evarts died on February 28, 1901, in New York City.
Vote totals for elections in which was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1900-1965): 1915-10, 1920-10.
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