John Evans (governor)
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| 2nd Governor of the Territory of Colorado | |
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In office 1862–1865 |
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| Preceded by | William Gilpin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Cummings |
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| Born | March 9, 1814 near Waynesville, Ohio |
| Died | July 2, 1897 (aged 83) Denver, Colorado |
John Evans (March 9, 1814 – July 2, 1897) was an American politician, physician, founder of various hospitals and medical associations, railroad promoter, Governor of the Territory of Colorado, and namesake of Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Wyoming, Evans, Colorado,Mount Evans, Colorado, and Evansburg, Pennsylvania. He is most noted for being one of the founders of both Northwestern University and the University of Denver. The John Evans professorships, the highest honours bestowed on faculty members at both Northwestern University and the University of Denver, are named for him. The roles of John Evans and John Chivington as the co-architects of one of the worst massacres committed against Native Americans, the Sand Creek Massacre, has become more widely known in recent years.
Evans was born in Waynesville, Ohio to David Evans and Rachel Burnett. After starting his studies in medicine in Philadelphia at Clermont Academy, he graduated with a degree in medicine from Cincinnati College in 1838. He then moved to Attica, Indiana, where he practiced medicine and helped found the Indiana Central State Hospital in Indianapolis. He was appointed its first superintendent.
He married, first (1838), Hannah Canby (1813–1850) and, second (1853), Margaret P. Gray (1830–1906). Hannah Canby Evans and three of their sons are buried in the old cemetery in Attica. He later moved to Chicago, where he helped found Lakeside Hospital, later named Mercy Hospital, and was responsible for bringing the Sisters of Mercy to staff the new Mercy Hospital. He also founded the Illinois Medical Society, and taught at Rush Medical College.
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