H. Clay Evans

[2] A supporter of progressive causes such as the Lodge Bill, Evans frequently found himself at odds with the Southern Democrat-controlled state legislature.Brownlow helped thwart Evans's bid for the vice presidential nomination at the 1896 Republican National Convention.During the Civil War, Evans enlisted on May 6, 1864, as a corporal in Company A, 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and served until he was discharged as a quartermaster sergeant on September 24, 1864.Appointed United States consul general to London, England, on May 9, 1902, Evans resigned from that position in 1905.This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
U.S. House of RepresentativesTennesseeJohn R. NealHenry C. SnodgrassChattanooga, TennesseeJuniata County, PennsylvaniaRepublicanUnited States of AmericaUnion ArmyAmerican Civil WarTennessee's 3rd districtUnited States House of RepresentativesGovernor of TennesseeLondonLodge BillgerrymanderedPeter TurneyLeonidas C. HoukWalter P. Brownlow1896 Republican National ConventionChattanoogabusiness schoolFifty-firstFifty-secondLondon, Englandheart diseaseBiographical Directory of the United States CongressFind a Gravepublic domain materialUnited States Senator from TennesseeClass 2Hugh B. LindsayU.S. House of RepresentativesTennessee's 3rd congressional district