About Earl Evans Jr.
Lived 1906 – 1976 (aged 69–70). Earl Evans Jr. was a politician.
Earl Evans Jr. (June 20, 1906 – October 1976) was an American Democratic politician and public official in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate including as President Pro Tempore.
Evans served in the Mississippi Senate, representing the 18th District (Madison County), from 1940 to 1964. He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1956 to 1960. 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.
A staunch segregationist, he was a leader in the "states rights" movement. He served on the segregationist Legal Educational Advisory Committee (LEAC) and the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission that worked to thwart civil rights campaigning and preserve segregation.
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Who was Earl Evans Jr.?
state legislator in Mississippi
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Earl Evans Jr. was born on 20 June 1906.
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Earl Evans Jr. died in 1976.
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Earl Evans Jr. was a politician.
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