[2] He was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now the Internal Revenue Service) of the United States Department of the Treasury by President Chester Arthur, serving from May 21, 1883, to April 20, 1885.

[1] Evans was elected as a Republican from Kentucky's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 54th and 55th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1899.

[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1899, and received his commission the same day.

[1] His service terminated on December 30, 1923, due to his death in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress