Earl Evans Jr. | |
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President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office January 1956 – January 1960 | |
Preceded by | J. O. Clark |
Succeeded by | George Yarbrough |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 1940 – January 1964 | |
Preceded by | G. B. Herring |
Succeeded by | Frank Leftwich |
Personal details | |
Born | Canton, Mississippi, U.S. | June 20, 1906
Died | October 1976 | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic |
Earl Evans Jr. (June 20, 1906 – October 1976) [1] was an American Democratic politician and public official in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate [2] including as President Pro Tempore.
Evans served in the Mississippi Senate, representing the 18th District ( Madison County), from 1940 to 1964. [3] He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1956 to 1960. [3] [4] He had been a special agent with the FBI. He lived in Canton, Mississippi and represented Madison County, Mississippi. He was also a businessman and farmer. He married. [5]
A staunch segregationist, he was a leader in the "states rights" movement. [6] He served on the segregationist Legal Educational Advisory Committee (LEAC) [7] and the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission that worked to thwart civil rights campaigning and preserve segregation. [8]
Earl Evans Jr. | |
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![]() c. 1949 | |
President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office January 1956 – January 1960 | |
Preceded by | J. O. Clark |
Succeeded by | George Yarbrough |
Member of the
Mississippi State Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 1940 – January 1964 | |
Preceded by | G. B. Herring |
Succeeded by | Frank Leftwich |
Personal details | |
Born | Canton, Mississippi, U.S. | June 20, 1906
Died | October 1976 | (aged 70)
Political party | Democratic |
Earl Evans Jr. (June 20, 1906 – October 1976) [1] was an American Democratic politician and public official in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate [2] including as President Pro Tempore.
Evans served in the Mississippi Senate, representing the 18th District ( Madison County), from 1940 to 1964. [3] He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1956 to 1960. [3] [4] He had been a special agent with the FBI. He lived in Canton, Mississippi and represented Madison County, Mississippi. He was also a businessman and farmer. He married. [5]
A staunch segregationist, he was a leader in the "states rights" movement. [6] He served on the segregationist Legal Educational Advisory Committee (LEAC) [7] and the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission that worked to thwart civil rights campaigning and preserve segregation. [8]