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William Maxwell Evarts (Boston, 6 de febrero de 1818-Nueva York, 28 de febrero de 1901) fue un abogado y político estadounidense, que se desempeñó como Secretario de Estado, fiscal general de los Estados Unidos y senador por el estado de Nueva York.
William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818 – February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York.
- Helen Bingham Wardner (m. 1843-1901, his death)
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William Maxwell Evarts (born Feb. 6, 1818, Boston—died Feb. 28, 1901, New York City) was a U.S. lawyer and statesman who took part successfully in the three greatest public cases of his generation.
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William M. Evarts. Fue un abogado y político estadounidense, que se desempeñó como Secretario de Estado, Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos y Senador por el estado de Nueva York.
William Evarts was appointed Secretary of State by President Rutherford B. Hayes on March 7, 1877, and began serving as Secretary on March 12. Evarts served until March 7, 1881.
From 1849 to 1852, Evarts served as the assistant U.S. district attorney for the Southern District of New York. He returned to private practice during the remainder of the decade and throughout the Civil War.
If Evarts is remembered at all today, it is primarily by legal historians for his 1891 sponsorship, while U. S. Senator, of the law that came to be known as the Evarts Act and created the modern federal court system.
