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For other people named John Evans, see John Evans (disambiguation).

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

Biography

He was born in Sedalia, Missouri. Evans went to the United States Military Academy and then graduated from University of Missouri. 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 United States House of Representatives from Montana 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 Washington, D.C.

References

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's At-large congressional district
1913–1919 		Succeeded by
District eliminated
Preceded by
District created
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's 1st congressional district
1919–1921 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Montana's 1st congressional district
1923–1933 		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Evans