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Joseph Landon Evins (October 24, 1910 – March 31, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1947 to 1977. Early life [ edit] Evins was a native of the Blend Community of DeKalb County, Tennessee, the son of James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins. [1] .
Joe L. Evins, after a very active and productive life, began to slow down. He died on March 31, 1984. Joe L. Evins was truly the last of the old time Congressmen from Tennessee.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Written by Carroll Van West. < 1 minutes to read. Joe L. Evins was the “Dean” of Tennessee's congressional delegation during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in 1910 in DeKalb County to James Edgar Evins and Myrtie Goodson Evins, Joe L. Evins attended Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1933.
The congressional papers provide only a one dimensional portrait of a complex and multifaceted man. The Joe L. Evins collection also includes family papers, business papers, and personal papers documenting Evins time as soldier, lawyer, family man, community leader, banker, and business man.
Joe L. Evins, the Representative from Tennessee - in Congress from 1975 through 1977
2 de abr. de 1984 · Former Representative Joe L. Evins, Democrat of Tennessee, who served 30 years in Congress and was for many years the dean of his state's Congressional delegation, died after a heart attack...
Supporting Material. Audio-Visual. Video Tape - Interview with Joe L. Evins, 1972 September. Scope and Contents. From the Collection: The Evins papers included 100,000 pieces of correspondence, 2000 photographs, 1000 documents, 100 scrapbooks, speeches, and personal records, 300 artifacts, 400 volumes, and 150 maps and facsimiles.
