T. D. Evans | |
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| 15th Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Preceded by | C. H. Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | Herman Frederick Newblock |
| Tulsa Municipal Court Judge | |
| In office May 1917 –1920 | |
T. D. Evans was an American lawyer,judge,and the Mayor of Tulsa during the Tulsa race massacre.
Evans was appointed municipal judge for the city of Tulsa in May 1917 and was the judge who oversaw the Tulsa Outrage. [1]
Evans campaigned for Mayor of Tulsa in 1920 on a single issue platform:approve the Spavinaw Water Project. [2] He was considered a compromise candidate,having previously served as municipal judge. [3]
T. D. Evans was the Mayor of Tulsa from 1920 to 1922. [4] He was mayor during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. [5] After the massacre,he blamed it on a "negro uprising" and advocated for building a railroad and rail station in the Greenwood District. [6] [7]
There is conflicting reporting on Evans party affiliation with the Tulsa World reporting he was a Republican [2] and The Black Wall Street Times reporting he was a Democrat. [5] An obituary from the day of his death ran in a newspaper in Ada and referred to him as Republican.[ citation needed ]
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