Earl Evans Jr.
Earl Evans Jr. | |
|---|---|
 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 | June 20, 1906 |
| Died | October 1976 (aged 70) |
| 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]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Earl Evans in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ↑ Images, Historic. "1966 Press Photo Earl Evans, Jr., Mississippi's new ABC Board director". Historic Images.
- 1 2 Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1960). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1960]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ↑ "2020-2024 Mississippi Blue Book | Michael Watson Secretary of state". sos.ms.gov. p. 554. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=sta_leghb
- ↑ Bartley, Numan V. (July 1, 1999). The Rise of Massive Resistance: Race and Politics in the South During the 1950's. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807124192 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Katagiri, Yasuhiro (September 18, 2009). The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496801258 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Mississippi Legislature" (PDF). crmvet.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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