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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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on of hisappointment on the staffs of Governors Cullom. Fifer. Oglesby and Hamilton.received no special advantages as a child, but obtained his education in thepublic schools. However, he received excellent training and example under thehome roof, and these have been indelibly impressed upon his mind. YoungEvans first started out for himself by engaging in the restaurant and ice creambusiness and met with fair success until 1862. when he enlisted in the 124thRegiment. Illinois Volunteers, and served until the close of the war. In 1865he returned to Aurora and again engaged in the restaurant business, which hefollowed until 1873. At that date he purchased the Fitch House, how knownas Hotel Evans, conducted it for years and then leased it. With unusual fore-sight Colonel Evans then began buying real estate in and about Aurora, andevery investment of this kind resulted in a decided profit. He organized anaput into operation the first street railway in the town: induced the Aurora. Joliet
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445 & I ( :»rtheni Railway to run its line here: secured the establishment of severalfactories and in addition to these enterprises is connected with others equallyas important to the town. He was president of the German-American NationalBank of Aurora for some time, is vice-president now and a heavy stockholderin it. Industrious and successful as he has been in all his undertakings, it is aspolitician of a highly diplomatic order that he has won his greatest fame. In1876 he was elected to the state legislature by the Republican party, whosecause he had ever espoused, and in the same year he was elected to the Auroracity council from the ninth ward. In 1880 he was chosen to represent the dis-trict in the state senate, re-elected in 1884, and since then he has been in theSenate continuously. 20 years, doing excellent service for his constituents andthe state. It was through the efforts of Colonel Evans in 1877 that the MilitiaBill and Soldiers Home at Ouincy was established, and h

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