M. M. Evans | |
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 1889 | |
| 12th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1890 –January 1896 | |
| Preceded by | G. D. Shands |
| Succeeded by | J. H. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5,1850 Handsboro,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | October 9,1911 (aged 61) Jackson,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Marion McKay Evans (July 5,1850 - October 9,1911) was an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1890 to 1896.
Marion McKay Evans was born on July 5,1850,in Handsboro,Mississippi. [1] He was the son of William J. Evans. [1] He attended the Salem high school in Greene County,Mississippi,before leaving at the age of 16. [1] He then engaged in the mercantile business. [1] He later moved to Moss Point,Mississippi,and then to Mt. Olive,Mississippi. [1] While residing in Collins,Mississippi,he died on October 9,1911,in a sanitorium in Jackson,Mississippi. [2]
In 1885,Evans ran for the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi. [3] In the state Democratic convention,he received the support of much of Southern Mississippi and led the first eleven ballots,but ultimately lost the Democratic nomination by twelve votes. [3] In 1889,Evans was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi as a Democrat. [1] [4] He held this office from 1890 to 1896. [1] He then served as a member of the Mississippi Railroad Commission from 1896 to 1900. [1] In 1898,Evans ran to represent Mississippi's 8th District in the 56th Congress. He lost to the incumbent,Frank Alexander McLain. [5]
Evans was a Methodist. [3] He married Emma K. Airey in 1875. [3] Evans was a member of the Freemasons;he was the Grandmaster of the Masons in Mississippi in 1889. [3] [1] He was related to Mississippi State Senator Wesley G. Evans and Judge T. E. Evans. [2]
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