William Wadsworth Evans
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October 5, 1887
William Wadsworth Evans | |
|---|---|
| New Jersey State Assemblyman | |
| In office January 1919 – January 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Aldin Smith |
| Succeeded by | Albert Comstock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Wadsworth Evans October 5, 1887 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1972 (aged 85) Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Isabel Urquhart Blauvelt |
| Parent(s) | John William Evans Emily Wadsworth Evans |
| Alma mater | New York Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Wadsworth Evans Sr. (October 5, 1887 – November 13, 1972) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1919 to 1924, serving as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in his final term in office.
Evans was born in Paterson, New Jersey on October 5, 1887, the son of John William Evans and Emily Wadsworth Evans. He was a 1905 graduate of Paterson Central High School (since renamed as John F. Kennedy High School) and graduated from New York Law School in 1908.[1] He played the organ at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in order to cover his law school tuition.[2] He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1911. In 1912, Evans served as Secretary to New Jersey Assembly Speaker Thomas F. McCran.