Greene E. Evans (September 19, 1848 – October 1, 1914) was a porter, groundskeeper, laborer, deputy wharf-master, city councilman, census enumerator, mail agent, teacher, and state legislator in Tennessee. He was enslaved early in his life.

He studied at Fisk University in Nashville and lived in Memphis.[1] A Republican, he served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1885 to 1887. [2] He attended the 1885 World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans as a representative of the General Assembly and was an honored guest.

He was a singer and belonged to a lyceum. He eventually settled in Chicago with his wife and only child, working as a coal dealer.[3]

He lived in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee.[4][5]

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References

  1. Ward, Andrew (April 15, 2008). "Greene Evans (1848-1914) •". Blackpast.org.
  2. Lovett, Bobby L. (May 9, 2005). The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572334434 via Google Books.
  3. "African American Legislators". sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com.
  4. "Tennessee Historical Quarterly". Tennessee Historical Society. May 9, 1973 via Google Books.
  5. Reed, Wornie L. (May 9, 2008). Blacks in Tennessee: Past and Present. Kendall Hunt. ISBN 9780757551079 via Google Books.
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