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Joshua Evans Jr.

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American politician (1777–1846)
For other people named Joshua Evans, seeJoshua Evans (disambiguation).

Joshua Evans Jr. (January 20, 1777 – October 2, 1846) was aJacksonian member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania, serving two terms from 1829 to 1833.

Family and early life

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Evans was born inPaoli, Pennsylvania. He was a hotel keeper and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Lydia Davis 29 February 1808.

Political career

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Early political activities

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He served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1820. He was appointed the firstpostmaster of Paoli on December 9, 1826, and served until February 13, 1830.

He was the president of theTredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, school board from 1836 to 1846. He served as brigadier general of the State militia.

Congress

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Evans was elected as a Jacksonian to theTwenty-first andTwenty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1832.

Later career and death

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He resumed his former business pursuits and died in Paoli in 1846. Interment in the cemetery of the Great Valley Baptist Church inNew Centerville, Pennsylvania.

Sources

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
fromPennsylvania's 4th congressional district

1829–1833

1829–1831 alongside:
James Buchanan andGeorge G. Leiper
1831–1833 alongside:
William Hiester andDavid Potts Jr.

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