Joshua Evans

Joshua Evans Jr. (born January 20, 1777 in Paoli , Pennsylvania , † October 2, 1846 there ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joshua Evans attended public schools in his home country and then worked as a hotelier and in agriculture. In 1820 he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Between 1826 and 1830 he was a postman in Paoli. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1828 Evans was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Samuel Anderson on March 4, 1829 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1832 Evans declined to run again. After serving in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous activities. From 1836 to 1846 he was also a member of the school committee in Tredyffrin . He was also a brigadier general in the state militia. Joshua Evans died on October 2, 1846 in his hometown of Paoli and was buried in New Centerville .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Samuel Anderson	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (4th constituency) with James Buchanan and George Gray Leiper March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833	Edward Darlington

personal data
SURNAME	Evans, Joshua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 20, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paoli , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	October 2, 1846
Place of death	Paoli , Pennsylvania