Brigadier General Robert Kennon Evans (November 19, 1852 – July 31, 1926) was a United States Army officer who served in several high-profile assignments, including Chief of the National Guard Bureau and commander of the Hawaiian Department.

He attended the University of Mississippi,[1] graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1875, and received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry.

During his service with the 12th Infantry Evans was assigned to a variety of posts, including California, Kansas, North Dakota, and numerous sites in Arizona, and New York.

[3][4][5] During his service with the 12th Infantry Evans also performed detached duty, including military attache at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany.

[19] In late June 1914, during a speech he gave in New York City, he made comments critical of President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy.

[20][21][22] Evans was reprimanded for his comments, promptly replaced by Major General Leonard Wood, and given orders to command the 2nd Infantry Brigade in Texas, a lower profile assignment than the Department of the East.