M. M. Evans | |
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12th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 1890 – January 1896 | |
Governor | John M. Stone |
Preceded by | G. D. Shands |
Succeeded by | J. H. Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | Handsboro, Mississippi, U.S. | July 5, 1850
Died | October 9, 1911 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 61)
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]