Jimmy Evans (politician) explained

Jimmy Evans
Office:43rd Attorney General of Alabama
Term Start:January 21, 1991
Term End:January 16, 1995
Predecessor:Don Siegelman
Successor:Jeff Sessions
Birth Name:James Harold Evans
Birth Date:28 March 1939
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Party:Democratic

James Harold Evans (March 28, 1939 – February 15, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the attorney general of Alabama from 1991 to 1995. He lost his reelection bid for a second term in 1994 to Jeff Sessions.[1]

Evans was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He went to Huntingdon College and Auburn University. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Evans was also a lawyer in Montgomery, Alabama and a judge for Montgomery County, Alabama.[2] [3] He died of pneumonia and heart attack.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=80967
  2. News: Former Alabama AG Jimmy Evans dies at 81. WSFA. February 15, 2021. February 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Obituary for James H "Jimmy" Evans at Southern Memorial Funeral Home & Crematorium. www.southernmemorialfuneral.com.