Columbus Evans

Columbus Evans
7th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware
In office
1851–1852
Preceded byJoshua Driver
Succeeded byWilliam Hemphill Jones
Personal details
BornColumbus Penn Evans
(1824-09-06)September 6, 1824
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1854(1854-02-19) (aged 29)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Resting placeOaklands Cemetery
PartyWhig
RelativesHenry S. Evans (brother)
OccupationJournalist, soldier, politician

Columbus Penn Evans (September 6, 1824 – February 19, 1854) was an American politician, newspaper editor, and soldier from Pennsylvania. He served as mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, in 1851–52.

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