Walter Evans (American politician)

Walter Evans
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
July 1, 1901 – December 30, 1923
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 31 Stat. 781
Succeeded byCharles Harwood Moorman
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky
In office
March 3, 1899 – July 1, 1901
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byJohn W. Barr
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byAsher G. Caruth
Succeeded byOscar Turner
10th Commissioner of Internal Revenue
In office
May 21, 1883 – March 19, 1885
PresidentChester A. Arthur
Preceded byJohn Jay Knox Jr. (acting)
Succeeded byJoseph S. Miller
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1873-1875
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1871-1873
Personal details
Born
Walter Evans

(1842-09-18)September 18, 1842
Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 1923(1923-12-30) (aged 81)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeCave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesBurwell C. Ritter (uncle)
Educationread law
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Walter Evans (September 18, 1842 – December 30, 1923) was a United States representative from Kentucky and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.