William Everhart

William Everhart ( born May 17, 1785 Chester County, Pennsylvania, † October 30, 1868 in West Chester, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Everhart attended the public schools of his home and then was a civil engineer. During the British - American War he was a captain in the American armed forces. In 1822, he was the only survivor of a shipwreck on the coast of Ireland. After his return, he was involved in the urban planning and the expansion of Westchester. Politically, he was a member of the Whig party.

In the congressional elections of 1852 Everhart was the sixth electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Thomas Ross on March 4, 1853. Since he resigned in 1854 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1855. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Everhart worked mainly in the trade. He died on October 30, 1868 in West Chester. His son James (1821-1888) was also a congressman for Pennsylvania; whose older brother Benjamin (1818-1904) was a pioneer fungus watchers a name.