Thomas Evans (ca. 1755February 12, 1815) was an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.
Early and family life Born in Accomack County, Virginia to Thomas Evans. His birth date is unknown, because a man named Thomas Evans (possibly this man's grandfather) wrote a will which was admitted to probate in 1751. That will stated he had given money to his son Thomas to buy a plantation from Thomas Custis. That will also named a sister Mary and a brother Isaiah.Accomack County wills available online
This Thomas Evans attended the College of William and Mary and received a prize in 1775. He studied law.
Career He was admitted to the Virginia bar, and also operated a plantation using enslaved labor. In 1785-1786, Evans also surveyed what became Drummondtown, Virginia (now Accomac
Elected to represent Accomack County in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1780, 1781 and from 1794 to 1796. Evans was later elected a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1796, serving from 1797 to 1801. There, he was appointed one of the impeachment managers to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Tennessee Senator William Blount in 1798.
In 1802, Evans moved to Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) and once again became a member of the House of Delegates, serving in 1805 and 1806.
Death and legacy Evans died in Accomac County in 1815.
Personal life He married Sarah, who bore three sons and five daughters who reached adulthood.
References
External links
Thomas Evans at The Political Graveyard Death Notice