George Evans Original Steel Engraving

This Engraving Was Removed from the Book "The Whig Protrait Gallery" Which is a Collection of Famous Whig Party Members of the Day. the Engraving is of Mr. Evans when He Was a in the U. S. Senate from MaineGood with foxing mostly in margins and light dust soiling as shown, edge tears in margin at one side from where it was removed from the book.. A Very scarce engraving Overall Size: 9 &1/2 by 6 Image Size: 6 by 5 inches;

"George Evans (January 12 , 1797 - April 6 , 1867 ) was an American politician from the state of Maine . He was a member of the United States Whig Party . He was also a prominent member of the Peucinian Society tradition. Evans was born in Hallowell, Maine where he grew up. He graduated from Bowdoin College and became a lawyer. He moved to Gardiner, Maine and practiced law there. He was eventually elected to the Maine State Assembly and served as its speaker in 1829. In 1829, he was elected to a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Maine in a special election called after Pelig Spraigue resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. Evans served in the House from 1829 to 1841. He served as chairman of the committee on expenditures of the department of the treasury from 1829 to 1831.In 1841, Evans resigned from the House to take a seat in the United States Senate from Maine. He served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Manufactures from 1841 to 1843, chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1841 to 1845 and chairman of the committee on territories from 1845 to 1847. Evans served in the Senate until 1847 when he was defeated in an attempt to be reelected to a second term. Evans then practiced law in Portland, Maine and continued to be involved in politics. He served as chairman of a commission to ascertain claims against Mexico from 1849 to 1850, and served as attorney general of Maine during the 1850s. He died in Portland, Maine and is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner, Maine." prntbx1E.