Born in
Accomack County, Virginia, Evans attended the
College of William and Mary. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates in 1780, 1781 and from 1794 to 1796. Evans was later elected a
Federalist to the
United States House of Representatives in 1796, serving from 1797 to 1801. There, he was appointed one of the
impeachment managers to conduct the
impeachment proceedings against
Tennessee Senator William Blount in 1798. In 1802, Evans moved to
Wheeling, Virginia (now
West Virginia) and once again became a member of the House of Delegates, serving in 1805 and 1806. He died in 1815. ==External links==