John H. Evins
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John Hamilton Evins was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1853.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
.
He entered the Confederate States Army
as a lieutenant and served until the close of the Civil War
, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He resumed the practice of law in Spartanburg.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1862 to 1864.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876.
Evins was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, until his death in Spartanburg, South Carolina
, October 20, 1884.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-eighth Congress).
He was interred in Magnolia Street Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Evins attended the common schools and was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1853.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
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He entered the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
as a lieutenant and served until the close of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel.
He resumed the practice of law in Spartanburg.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1862 to 1864.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876.
Evins was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, until his death in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
, October 20, 1884.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-eighth Congress).
He was interred in Magnolia Street Cemetery.