| 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 | (1906-06-20)June 20, 1906 Canton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 1976(1976-10-00) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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.
References
- "Earl Evans in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- Images, Historic. "1966 Press Photo Earl Evans, Jr., Mississippi's new ABC Board director". Historic Images.
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1960-01-01). "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 2024-06-24.
- 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 23 July 2023.
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