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John Evans

U.S. politician, physician, railroad promoter, and governor (1814-1897)
Person human Q886046

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 9, 1814
Date of death
July 2, 1897, July 3, 1897[4][8]
Place of birth
Waynesville
Place of death
Denver
Country of citizenship
United States[14]
Occupation
physician, politician, governor
Employer
Northwestern University[16]
Position held
Governor of the Territory of Colorado[15]
Member of political party
Republican Party[18]
Spouse
Margaret Gray Evans[10]
Child
Anne Evans, William Gray Evans, Wikidata item[11][12][13]
Sibling
Seth Evans[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Evans[19]
Given name
John[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[23]
Place of burial
Riverside Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Evans ar جون إيفانز fa جان اوانس zh-hans 约翰·埃文斯 zh-hant 約翰·埃文斯 (總督)
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000031590227
VIAF cluster ID
55870955
Library of Congress authority ID
n95803200
GND ID
1201059887
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Evans.gif ↗
American National Biography ID
0900256
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02263974
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Evans-United-States-government-official-educator-and-physician
FAST ID
364394
Find a Grave memorial ID
8740981
Freebase ID
/m/05vz0v
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010925081078
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
000513335
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007281666205171
Our Campaigns candidate ID
108512
Prabook ID
1057281
SNAC ARK ID
w6pr8f8m
WikiTree person ID
Evans-13287
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf4cVHrXMdDbMyrhxpgKd
Yale LUX ID
person/7d891801-ad9f-4037-bc3e-615dd163b28a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
physician, politician
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Northwestern University
Family name 1
Evans
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Waynesville
Place of death 1
Denver
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Evans's place of birth was Waynesville[1]. He was born on March 9, 1814[2]. He died in Denver[3]. He died on July 2, 1897[4]. He worked as a physician[5], politician[6], and governor[7].

Body

Personal Life

Children include Anne Evans[11], an art collector[24], 1871–1941[25], of United States[26], awarded the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame[27]; William Gray Evans[12], a businessperson[28], 1855–1924[29], of United States[30]; and Q141390674[13].

FAQs

Where was John Evans born?

John Evans was born in Waynesville[1].

Where did John Evans die?

John Evans passed away in Denver[3].

Who was John Evans married to?

John Evans's spouses include Margaret Gray Evans[10].

What did John Evans do for work?

John Evans worked as physician[5], politician[6], and governor[7].

Related Entities

Northwestern University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Denver
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Position held → Governor of the Territory of Colorado
    Given name → John
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