William M. Evarts
William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 – February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of author, editor, and Indian removal opponent Jeremiah Evarts, and the grandson of Declaration of Independence signer Roger Sherman.
Read more about William M. Evarts: School, Family, and Early Career, Early Political Career, Service in The Andrew Johnson Administration, Service in The Grant Administration, Service in The Hayes Administration, U.S. Senator, Chair of The American Committee For The Statue of Liberty, Retirement, Extended Family
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“The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines.”
—William M. Evarts (1818–1901)