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{{short description|American politician}} |
{{short description|American politician (1844–1921)}} |
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| birth_place = [[Mississippi City, Mississippi]] |
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| death_place = [[Gulfport, Mississippi]] |
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| party = [[Democratic Party ( |
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| district1 = [[Harrison County, MS|Harrison County]] |
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'''Wesley Griffin Evans Jr.'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1899-06-02 |title=Wesley G. Evans Jr. |pages=2 |work=The Chronicle-Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109151998/wesley-g-evans-jr/ |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=evmgAAAAMAAJ |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi |date=1924 |publisher=Department of Archives and History |pages=213-214 |language=en}}</ref> (January 28, 1844 – September 3, 1921) was a [[Mississippi]] politician and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] state legislator from [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison County]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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He was born on January 28, 1844, in [[Mississippi City, Mississippi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WE3AQAAMAAJ&q=Wesley+G.+Evans|title=Department Reports|date=1900|pages=85|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=1921-09-04 |title=Obituary for Senator Wes . |pages=3 |work=Jackson Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109152067/obituary-for-senator-wes/ |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref> He fought in the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=":3" /> He was a lawyer by profession.<ref name=":0" /> He represented [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison County]] in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1890 to 1892.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ&q=evans|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1917|publisher=Department of Archives and History|pages=228|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]] from 1900 to 1904, representing the 1st District, consisting of Mississippi's [[Hancock County, Mississippi|Hancock]], [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison]], and [[Jackson County, Mississippi|Jackson]] counties.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_1BAQAAMAAJ&q=Ramsey+Wharton&pg=PA53|title=Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|date=1900|publisher=Secretary of State.|pages=53|language=en}}</ref> He died on September 3, 1921, in his residence in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]].<ref>"Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, ''FamilySearch'' ( |
He was born on January 28, 1844, in [[Mississippi City, Mississippi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WE3AQAAMAAJ&q=Wesley+G.+Evans|title=Department Reports|date=1900|pages=85|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=1921-09-04 |title=Obituary for Senator Wes . |pages=3 |work=Jackson Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109152067/obituary-for-senator-wes/ |access-date=2022-09-08}}</ref> He was the son of W. G. Evans Sr. and his wife, Lucetta (Woodruff) Evans.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Conerly |first=Luke Ward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpuRXX4k5LcC |title=Pike County, Mississippi, 1798-1876: Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, Reconstruction and Redemption |date=1909 |publisher=E. Russ Williams |pages=84–85 |language=en}}</ref> He fought in the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate Army]] in the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUwTAAAAYAAJ |title=Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form |date=1907 |publisher=Southern Historical Publishing Association |isbn=978-0-87152-221-4 |pages=241 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> He was a lawyer by profession.<ref name=":0" /> He represented [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison County]] in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1890 to 1892.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8sGAQAAIAAJ&q=evans|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1917|publisher=Department of Archives and History|pages=228|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]] from 1900 to 1904, representing the 1st District, consisting of Mississippi's [[Hancock County, Mississippi|Hancock]], [[Harrison County, Mississippi|Harrison]], and [[Jackson County, Mississippi|Jackson]] counties.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_1BAQAAMAAJ&q=Ramsey+Wharton&pg=PA53|title=Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|date=1900|publisher=Secretary of State.|pages=53|language=en}}</ref> He died on September 3, 1921, in his residence in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]].<ref>"Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTRK-5SZM : 8 April 2020), Wesley G Evans, 1921.</ref><ref name=":3" /> |
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=== Personal life === |
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Evans was married to Susan Carter.<ref name=":4" /> They had a son named Thomas Marshall Evans, who was born in 1862 and later became a lawyer in Gulfport.<ref name=":4" /> He later married Alice Walden, and their son, [[Houston Hewes Evans]] (born 1895), served in the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1920 to 1932.<ref name=":5" /> |
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 22 November 2024
Wesley G. Evans | |
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| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 1900 – January 1904 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Harrison County district | |
| In office January 1890 – January 1892 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1844 Mississippi City, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1921 (aged 77) Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Wesley Griffin Evans Jr.[1][2] (January 28, 1844 – September 3, 1921) was a Mississippi politician and Democratic state legislator from Harrison County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biography
[edit]He was born on January 28, 1844, in Mississippi City, Mississippi.[3][4] He was the son of W. G. Evans Sr. and his wife, Lucetta (Woodruff) Evans.[5] He fought in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.[6][4] He was a lawyer by profession.[3] He represented Harrison County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892.[1][7] He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1900 to 1904, representing the 1st District, consisting of Mississippi's Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties.[8] He died on September 3, 1921, in his residence in Gulfport, Mississippi.[9][4]
Personal life
[edit]Evans was married to Susan Carter.[6] They had a son named Thomas Marshall Evans, who was born in 1862 and later became a lawyer in Gulfport.[6] He later married Alice Walden, and their son, Houston Hewes Evans (born 1895), served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1920 to 1932.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wesley G. Evans Jr". The Chronicle-Star. June 2, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 213–214.
- ^ a b Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 85.
- ^ a b c "Obituary for Senator Wes ". Jackson Daily News. September 4, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Conerly, Luke Ward (1909). Pike County, Mississippi, 1798-1876: Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, Reconstruction and Redemption. E. Russ Williams. pp. 84–85.
- ^ a b c Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87152-221-4.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 228.
- ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 53.
- ^ "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTRK-5SZM : 8 April 2020), Wesley G Evans, 1921.
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