About Evan E. Settle
Lived 1848 – 1899 (aged 50). Evan E. Settle was an American politician and lawyer.
Evan Evans Settle (December 1, 1848 – November 16, 1899) was a U.S. representative from Kentucky.
Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, Settle attended the public schools. He was graduated from Louisville High School in June 1864. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in Owenton, Kentucky.
Settle was elected prosecuting attorney of Owen County in 1878, 1882, and 1886. He resigned in 1887. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1887 to 1890. He served as delegate to the 1888 Democratic National Convention.
Settle was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Owenton, Kentucky, November 16, 1899. He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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American politician (1848-1899)
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Evan E. Settle was born on 1 December 1848 in Frankfort.
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Evan E. Settle died on 16 November 1899 in Owenton.
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Evan E. Settle was a politician and lawyer.
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Evan E. Settle was American.
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