Joseph P. Evans


Joseph P. Evans was an American Republican politician who represented Petersburg as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1871 to 1874 and in the Virginia Senate from 1874 to 1875. He was one of the first African-Americans to serve in Virginia's government.
He ran as an Independent for Virginia's 4th congressional district in 1884, losing to Republican James Dennis Brady and Democrat George E. Rives.