“E” is for Evans, Josiah James (1786-1858). Jurist, U.S. senator. A native of Marlboro District, Evans was a graduate of the South Carolina College. He studied for the law and was admitted to the bar. As an attorney Evans successfully defended the validity of Mason Lee’s will and testament in what became one of the most legendary cases in South Carolina legal history. Evans represented Marlboro District in the S.C. House of Representatives. In 1829 he was appointed judge of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas until 1835 and thereafter on the appellate court until his election to the U.S. Senate in 1852. While a judge, he authored a digest of South Carolina statute law published as Road Law. Although Josiah James Evans was a supporter of states’ rights, he did not support disunion.
“E” is for Evans, Josiah James (1786-1858)
