Complex sentence: Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7,1917November 27,1984) was the first elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1969 to 1975 and Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.
Split into simpler sentences: Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7,1917November 27,1984) was the first elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, serving from 1969 to 1975. After serving as governor he was delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.