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(Redirected from James Bowen Everhart) American politician (1821–1888)
James B. Everhart
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 byWilliam Ward
Succeeded bySmedley Darlington
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 19th district
In office
1876–1882
Preceded byRobert L. McClellan
Succeeded byAbram D. Harlan
Personal details
BornJames Bowen Everhart
(1821-07-26)July 26, 1821
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 23, 1888(1888-08-23) (aged 67)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeOaklands Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Parent
RelativesBenjamin Matlack Everhart (brother)
Alma materPrinceton University
Harvard Law School

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.

Biography

James Bowen Everhart was born in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, to Hannah (née Matlack) and William Everhart. His father was a member of the U.S. Congress and worked as a surveyor and merchant. 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.

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 until his death.

Writings

Everhart'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).

Personal life

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. His brother Benjamin Matlack Everhart was a mycologist.

Everhart died in West Chester on August 23, 1888. He was interred in Oaklands Cemetery in West Chester.

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. ^ 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.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Bowen Everhart Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Everhart, Benjamin Matlack" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  6. West Chester, Past and Present; Centennial Souvenir. Daily Local News. 1899. p. 98. Retrieved 2023-11-27 – via Archive.org.Open access icon

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Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded byRobert L. McClellan Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 19th district
1876-1882
Succeeded byAbram D. Harlan
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byWilliam Ward Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

1883–1887
Succeeded bySmedley Darlington
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