Joseph P. Evans

Joseph P. Evans
Member of the Virginia Senate
for 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 for 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 5354)
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.

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