Evan Evans
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1781–1784
Serving with David Thomas, Henry Hayes, Joseph Park, William Harris, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, John Culbertson, James Moore, Persifor Frazer, Thomas Maffat, John Hannum III, John Lindsay, Thomas Strawbridge, Benjamin Brannan, Richard Willing, Thomas Potts, Thomas Bull, Edward Jones
Preceded byJohn Fulton, David Thomas, Henry Hayes, James Boyd, Patrick Anderson, Joseph Park, William Harris, Sketchley Morton
Succeeded byRichard Willing, Anthony Wayne, Edward Jones, Robert Ralston, James Moore, Thomas Potts, Persifor Frazer, Joseph Strawbridge, Charles Humphreys
Personal details
BornSeptember 1749
Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1823(1823-07-16) (aged 73)
Political partyFederalist
Spouse
Jane Owen
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(m. 1780)​
Children11
RelativesLewis H. Evans (grandson)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer

Evan Evans (September 1749 – July 16, 1823) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1781 to 1784.

Early life

Evan Evans was born in September 1749 on a farm near the Eagle Hotel in Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania, to Eleanor (née Reese) and Thomas Evans.[1]

Career

Evans worked as a farmer.[1]

Evans was a Federalist. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1781 to 1784.[1][2]

Personal life

Evans married Jane Owen, daughter of William Owen, of Upper Uwchlan Township on February 16, 1780. They had eleven children, Rebecca, Owen, Elinor, Thomas, Sarah, Ezekiel, Margaret, William, Richard, Hannah and Jane.[1] His son Ezekiel was justice of the peace and his grandson Lewis H. Evans was a state legislator.[1]

Evans died on July 16, 1823.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 686–688. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  2. ↑ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 437. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
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