Joe L. Evins | |
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![]() Evins in 1973 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Albert Gore Sr. |
Succeeded by | Albert Gore Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Harold Earthman |
Succeeded by | Percy Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Landon Evins October 24, 1910 DeKalb County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 1984 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 73)
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Dan Evins (nephew) |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University Cumberland School of Law George Washington University |
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.