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American politician (1821–1888) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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![]() 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 67) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Oaklands Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
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Relatives | Benjamin Matlack Everhart (brother) |
Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard Law School |
James 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, Pennsylvania. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and went abroad and spent two years in study at the Universities of Berlin and Edinburgh. He returned to West Chester and engaged in the practice of law. During the American Civil War, Everhart served in Company B, Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district 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.[citation needed]
His 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]
His 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.[citation needed]
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