William D. Evans, 1922 bio

EVANS, BISHOP

Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall (email)
Date: 11/2/2004 at 03:07:14

William D. Evans
Judge of the Supreme Court, was born in Marquette county, Wisconsin, May 10, 1852. His parents were both born in Wales. In October, 1858, he came with is parents to Williamsburg, Iowa. Here he attended the public schools and in the fall of 1873 entered the state university. While a student at the university he taught school and was an instructor in a number of teachers' institutes during vacation. He graduated from the classical course of the university in 1878 and the following year took the law course, from which he graduated in 1879. Following admittance to the bar in 1879, he located at Hampton. In 1902 he was elected judge of the district court for the eleventh judicial district. During the year 1907-8 he was law lecturer at the state university. In September, 1902, he was nominated for judge of the supreme court by the republican state convention to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Charles A. Bishop. He was elected at the general electon and by reason of statute became chief justice of the supreme court in January, 1909. Was re-elected in 1910 and again in 1916. A republican in politics.

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Biographies of State Officers, pg. 301 -302

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall (not related to subject)