Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901-....
Name Entries
person
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901-....
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901-....
Evarts, William M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Evarts, William M.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William M.
William Maxwell Evarts
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
William Maxwell Evarts
Evarts, William Maxwell
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William Maxwell
Evarts, William M. 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William M. 1818-1901
William M. Evarts
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
William M. Evarts
Evarts, William Maxwell, active 1862-1865, American lawyer
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, William Maxwell, active 1862-1865, American lawyer
Evarts Mr 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts Mr 1818-1901
Evarts, Mr. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Mr. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Evarts, W. M. 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, W. M. 1818-1901
Evarts, Wm. M. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Wm. M. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Evarts, Mr. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Mr. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Evarts, W. M.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, W. M.
Evarts, Wm. M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Wm. M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Evarts, Wm. M.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Wm. M.
Evarts, Mr.
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Mr.
Evarts, Wm. M. 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, Wm. M. 1818-1901
Evarts, W. M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, W. M. (William Maxwell), 1818-1901
Evarts, W. M. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Evarts, W. M. 1818-1901 (William Maxwell),
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
American lawyer and statesman.
U.S. Secretary of State, (1877-1881).
American senator.
Lawyer, U.S. senator from New York, and U.S. secretary of state and attorney general.
Graduated from Yale College in 1837; LL.B, Dane Law School of Harvard College. Member, New York bar, 1841. 1843 formed law firm in N.Y.C. with Charles E. Butler. 1849-53 Assistant district attorney for the southern district of N.Y. Defense counsel in the Impeachment trial of President Johnson in 1868. U.S. Attorney general, July 1868-March 1869. 1870-1880, President of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York 1871-1872. Counsel for the U.S. in the Geneva arbitration proceedings on the Alabama claims 1877. Argued claims for Rutherford B. Hayes and the Republican party in the Hayes-Tilden presidential election dispute. U.S. Secretary of State (1877-1881). U.S. Senator, 1885-1891.
Lawyer and statesman; represented New York in the U.S. Senate, 1885-1891.
U.S. Secretary of State.
William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901) was an American lawyer and statesman. He served as U.S. Attorney General (1868-1869) under President Johnson, as U.S. Secretary of State (1877-1881) under President Hayes, and as U.S. Senator from New York (1885-1891).
William Maxwell Evarts: Senator from New York, Attorney General under President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State under President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Orville Hickman Browning: Republican Senator from Illinois. Friend of Lincoln. Appointed Secretary of Interior under President Andrew Johnson.
William Greenville Temple: Graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy. Naval Officer.
Biographical Note
William Maxwell Evarts
b. February 6, 1818 in Boston
Son of Jeremiah and Mehitabel (Sherman) Barnes Evarts; grandson of Roger Sherman
Graduated from Yale College in 1837, LL.B, Dane Law School of Harvard College
Admitted to the New York bar in 1841
1843 formed law firm in N.Y.C. with Charles E. Butler. Cases included: Monroe Edwards, forger; Savannah privateers; Prize cases during Civil War
1843, he married Helen Minerva Wardner; they had twelve children.
1849-1853 Evarts served as assistant district attorney for the southern district of N.Y.
1860 became chairman of the New York delegation to the Republican National Convention
Served as counsel for Johnson's defense in the Impeachment trial of President Johnson in 1868
Attorney general of the U.S. under President Johnson, July 1868-March 1869.
1870-1880, Evarts served as president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
1871-1872 one of the counsel for the U.S. in the Geneva arbitration proceedings on the Alabama claims
1877 argued claims before electoral commission for Rutherford B. Hayes and the Republican party in the Hayes-Tilden presidential election dispute
U.S. Secretary of state during the Hayes administration (1877-1881)
U.S. Senator, 1885-1891
d. 1901.
Epithet: American lawyer
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n84124640
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10568306
https://viaf.org/viaf/20436089
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84124640
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n84124640
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q709167
https://viaf.org/viaf/235967019
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
eng
Latn
Subjects
Suffrage
Suffrage
Authors, American
Attorneys general
Bimetallism
Cabinet officers
Cabinet officers
Claims
Copyright, International
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Emigration and immigration law
Emigration and immigration law
Ferries
Land grants
Lawyers
Lawyers
Legislators
Patronage, Political
Patronage, Political
Pensions
Pensions
Politics, government and public administration
Practice of law
Practice of law
Presidents
Presidents
Presidents
Presidents
Public utilities
Railroads
Railroads and state
Statesmen
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
Statues
Statues
Tariff
Tariff
Nationalities
Activities
Occupations
Cabinet officers
Cabinet officers
Lawyers
Legislators
Senators, U.S. Congress
Legal Statuses
Places
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Afghanistan, Asia
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New York (State)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New York (State)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New York (N.Y.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Gladstone, Colorado
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New York (N.Y.)
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Greece, Europe
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
New York (State)--New York
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
South Africa, Africa
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
United States
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
China
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
China
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Ireland, Europe
as recorded (not vetted)
AssociatedPlace
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>