Thomas Beverley EVANS, Jr., Congress, DE (1931)

EVANS, Thomas Beverley, Jr., a Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del., 1936-1943; graduated from Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Va., 1947; B.A., 1953, LL.B., 1956, University of Virginia; admitted to Virginia bar in 1956; engaged in insurance and mortgage brokerage business, Wilmington, Del., 1957-1968; served in Delaware National Guard, 1956-1960; clerk to chief justice of Delaware Surpreme Court, 1955; director, Delaware State Development Department, 1969-1970; co-chairman and chief operating officer, Republican National Committee, 1971-1973; delegate to Republican National Conventions, 1972, 1976, 1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; member of law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg & Evans in Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Wilmington, Del.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present