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Joshua Evans Jr. (January 20, 1777 – October 2, 1846) was a Jacksonian member of the
U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. Joshua Evans was born in
Paoli, Pennsylvania Paoli ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,575. His ...
. He was a hotel keeper and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Lydia Davis 29 February 1808. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1820. He was appointed the first postmaster of Paoli on December 9, 1826, and served until February 13, 1830. He was the president of the
Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania Tredyffrin Township ( ) is a township located in eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 29,332 at the 2010 census. Settled in the late 17th century, Tredyffrin is bounded by Delaware and Montgomery counties. It includes on ...
, school board from 1836 to 1846. He served as brigadier general of the State militia. Evans was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in
1832 Events January–March * January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society. * January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plant ...
. He resumed his former business pursuits and died in Paoli in 1846. Interment in the cemetery of the Great Valley Baptist Church in
New Centerville, Pennsylvania New Centerville is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 127 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Me ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Joshua Jr. 1777 births 1846 deaths People from Chester County, Pennsylvania American people of Welsh descent Pennsylvania Jacksonians 19th-century American politicians Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania postmasters People from Paoli, Pennsylvania