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Joseph P. Evans
1835–1889
United States
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Joseph P. Evans (1835–1888) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1871 to 1874 and in the Senate of Virginia from 1874 to 1875, representing Petersburg. 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.
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