Cadwalader Evans
Cadwalader Evans
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Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790-1791 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1791-1792 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1792-1793 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1793-1794 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1794-1795 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1795-1796 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1796-1797 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1797-1798 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1798-1799 | Representative | Speaker | Federalist | |
| 1802-1803 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1805-1806 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1814-1815 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| 1829-1830 | Representative | Federalist | ||
| Counties | Montgomery, Philadelphia City | |||
Biography
12/25/1762 - 10/26/1841
Montgomery County (1790-1799, 1802-1803, 1805-1806), Philadelphia City (1814-1815, 1829-1830)
EVANS, Cadwalader Foulke, Jr., a Representative from Montgomery County and Philadelphia City; born, December 25, 1762 in Gwynedd, Montgomery County, Pa.; lawyer; surveyor; elected as a Federalist to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1790-1791 term and reelected to 8 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Speaker (1798-1799); reelected to the House for the 1802-1803 and 1805-1806 terms; president, Schuylkill Navigation Company (1812-1830); reelected to the House for the 1814-1815 and 1829-1830 terms; director, Bank of the United States, Philadelphia (1816, 1824); shareholder, Athenaeum of Philadelphia (1816-1821, 1823-1841); elected, delegate, Democratic Anti-Mason State Convention (1832); died, October 26, 1841 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.