James Bowen Everhart (July 26, 1821 – August 23, 1888) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1883 to 1887. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1876 to 1882.
James B. Everhart | |
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.jpg) Everhart in a 1889 publication | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | William Ward |
| Succeeded by | Smedley Darlington |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office 1876–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. McClellan |
| Succeeded by | Abram D. Harlan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Bowen Everhart July 26, 1821 West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1888 (aged 67) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oaklands Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Relatives | Benjamin Matlack Everhart (brother) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
Biography
editJames Bowen Everhart was born in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania,[1] to Hannah (née Matlack) and William Everhart. His father was a member of the U.S. Congress and worked as a surveyor and merchant.[2][3] He attended Bolmar's Academy in West Chester and graduated from Princeton College in 1842. He studied law at Harvard Law School and in Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and went abroad, spending two years in study at the Universities of Berlin and Edinburgh. He returned to West Chester and commenced practicing law. During the American Civil War, Everhart served in Company B, Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia. He represented the 19th district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1876 to 1882.[4]
Everhart was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886. He resumed the practice of law until his death.[3]
Writings
editEverhart's writings, which are marked by terseness of style, include Miscellanies, in prose (West Chester, Pa, 1862); a volume of short poems (Philadelphia, 1868); and "The Fox Chase," a poem (Philadelphia, 1875).[3][5]
Personal life
editHis grandfather, James Everhart, was a soldier in the U.S. Army during the American Revolutionary War. His father William was a successful merchant in West Chester, Pennsylvania and a U.S. Congressman.[3][2] His brother Benjamin Matlack Everhart was a mycologist.[6]
Everhart died in West Chester on August 23, 1888.[3] He was interred in Oaklands Cemetery in West Chester.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Ogier, Thomas Louis (1889). A Memorial to the Life and Character of James Bowen Everhart. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 6. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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- ^ a b Johnston, George (1890). The Poets and Poetry of Chester County Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. p. 70. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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- ^ a b c d e f Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 627–628. Retrieved 2023-11-18 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Bowen Everhart Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ West Chester, Past and Present; Centennial Souvenir. Daily Local News. 1899. p. 98. Retrieved 2023-11-27 – via Archive.org.
References
edit- United States Congress. "James B. Everhart (id: E000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- The Political Graveyard
External links
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- "James B. Everhart". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
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