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  Evans, William E.
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NameWilliam E. Evans
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Glendale, California , United States
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Born December 14, 1877
Died November 12, 1959 (81 years)
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Info born near London, Laurel County, Ky., December 14, 1877; attended the public schools and Sue Bennett Memorial College, London, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in London, Ky.; moved to Glendale, Calif., in 1910 and engaged in the practice of law and in banking; city attorney of Glendale, Calif., 1911-1921; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924; elected as a Republican to the Seventieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1927-January 3, 1935); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law, real estate development, and ranching until his death in Los Angeles, Calif., November 12, 1959; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif.


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  11/06/1934 CA District 11 Lost 45.02% (-8.51%)
  08/28/1934 CA District 11 - R Primary Won 78.20% (+56.41%)
  11/08/1932 CA District 11 Won 51.78% (+17.49%)
  08/30/1932 CA District 11 - R Primary Won 65.25% (+53.53%)
  11/04/1930 CA District 9 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1928 CA District 9 Won 77.01% (+56.82%)
  11/02/1926 CA District 9 Won 59.48% (+23.59%)
  08/31/1926 CA District 9 - R Primary Won 35.13% (+5.46%)
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