Robert J. Evans
Full Name: Robert J. Evans
Date of birth: 1853
Date of death: September 27, 1921
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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29
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
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Republican
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Navasota / Grimes
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Grimes
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29
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
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Republican
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Navasota / Grimes
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Grimes
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(1)
Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
Republican.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3)
Involvement in Greenback/Republican politics, pp. 129-131. "Robert J. Evans and R.A. Kerr ran on Republican ticket for reelection (in 1882) in a losing cause."
Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
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Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Elected to the 16th legislature as a Republican; won reelection in 1880 as a Greenbacker.
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Republican.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketch.
Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
EVANS, R.J. (1853-1921) .
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics," pp. 107-108. Born 1854.
The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900, 1971.
Biography, Robert J. Evans, p. 260. Born in 1854.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, born 1853 in Louisiana, pp. 59-60. Birth year 1854, death year 1921, Appendix D.
Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
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Listed in Early History of Grimes County by E.L. Blair 1930, pp. 205-209, "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931." Includes years of service, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data.
HeritageQuest Online.
Biographical information.
Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries.
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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