Alexander Evans (American politician)
Alexander Evans was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.
Born in Elkton, Maryland, Evans attended the public schools and the local academy at Elkton. He was a civil engineer's assistant, and later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in his native city.
Evans was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-second Congresses. He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Elkton, Maryland, December 5, 1888. He is interred in Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
