Joseph P. Evans

Joseph P. Evans (1835 – 1889) was an American Republican politician who represented Petersburg as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1871 to 1874 and in the Virginia Senate from 1874 to 1875. He was one of the first African-Americans to serve in Virginia's government.[1]

Joseph P. Evans
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the City of Petersburg
In office
January 1, 1874  December 1, 1875
Preceded byRoscoe G. Greene
Succeeded byWilliam E. Hinton, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the City of Petersburg
In office
December 6, 1871  January 1, 1874
Preceded byPeter G. Morgan
Succeeded byGodfrey May
Personal details
Born
Joseph P. Evans

1835
Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S.
Died1889 (aged 5354)
U.S.
Political partyRepublican

He ran as an Independent for Virginia's 4th congressional district in 1884, losing to Republican James Dennis Brady and Democrat George E. Rives.

References

  1. Report of the Virginia State Library, Volumes 13-15. Richmond: Virginia State Library. 1918. Retrieved February 9, 2015. Virginia House of Delegates October 10, 1814.
  • Joseph P. Evans at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007


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