James Bowen Everhart

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
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 for the 19th district
In office 1876-1882
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1821 West Chester, Pennsylvania
Died	August 23, 1888 (aged 67) West Chester, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican

Biography

James B. Everhart was born in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania[1] to William Everhart and Hannah (Matlack) Everhart.[2] He attended Bolmar's Academy in West Chester and graduated from Princeton College in 1842. He studied law at Harvard University 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 State Senate for the 19th district from 1876 to 1882.[3]

Everhart was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1886. He resumed the practice of law and died in West Chester in 1888. Interment in Oaklands Cemetery, in West Chester.[4]

Writings

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).[5]

Family

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.[2] His brother Benjamin Matlack Everhart was a noted mycologist.

Notes

1. 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. james bowen everhart pennsylvania.
2. Johnston, George (1890). The Poets and Poetry of Chester County Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company. p. 70. Retrieved 26 November 2019. james bowen everhart pennsylvania.
3. "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Bowen Everhart Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. "James Bowen Everhart". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
5. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Everhart, Benjamin Matlack" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

References

• United States Congress. "James Bowen Everhart (id: E000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
• The Political Graveyard

External links

• "James Bowen Everhart". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-10-30.