Joseph P. Evans

Joseph P. Evans
Joseph P. Evans
Member of the Virginia Senate; from the City of Petersburg
	In office; January 1, 1874 – December 1, 1875
Preceded by	Roscoe G. Greene
Succeeded by	William E. Hinton, Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the City of Petersburg
	In office; December 6, 1871 – January 1, 1874
Preceded by	Peter G. Morgan
Succeeded by	Godfrey May
Personal details
Born	Joseph P. Evans; 1835; Dinwiddie, Virginia, U.S.
Died	1889 (aged 53–54); U.S.
Political party	Republican

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]

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

^ 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.

External links

Joseph P. Evans at The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007

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[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.

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