Evans was born in Christiansted in Saint Croix , and attended Howard University , Washington , D.C. and the University of California , Berkeley . He was the Virgin Islands Health Commissioner , and appointed Governor of the United States Virgin Islands , serving from 1969 until 1971 . He was the first elected Governor in 1970 and served from 1971 until 1975 . Evans was a Republican National Committeeman and served as a delegate to the 1972 Republican National Convention and 1976 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
Melvin H. Evans