Complex sentence: As a result, he was often distrusted by progressive voices because of his conservatism, and regarded with suspicion by many Tories who saw Evangelicals as radicals, bent on the overthrow of church and state.
Split into simpler sentences: As a result, he was often distrusted by progressive voices because of his conservatism. Additionally, he was regarded with suspicion by many Tories, who saw Evangelicals as radicals bent on overthrowing the church and state.