1. William Everhart was an entrepreneur and wealthy businessman from Pennsylvania.
17 Facts About William Everhart
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William Everhart was responsible for developing much of West Chester and stimulating its economic growth.
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William Everhart was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855.
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William Everhart's father James Everhart was a soldier in the Continental Army.
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William Everhart attended the common schools and became a civil engineer.
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William Everhart was the only passenger saved from the packet ship Albion, wrecked off the coast of Ireland in 1822.
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In real estate alone, William Everhart was worth approximately $70,000.
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William Everhart was elected to Congress as a Whig in 1852.
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William Everhart served in the 33rd Congress, 1853 to 1855.
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William Everhart was not a candidate for renomination in 1854.
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William Everhart's sons were scientist Benjamin Matlack Everhart and politician James Bowen Everhart.
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William Everhart died in West Chester on October 30,1868, and is interred at Oaklands Cemetery.
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William Everhart sailed back and forth between New York and Liverpool making sure that he had the best goods to sell.
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Originally an average Christian, after surviving the wreck of The Albion William Everhart gained a new appreciation for religion.
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William Everhart served as West Chester's Chief Burgess in 1836 and 1837, and was elected to Congress as a Whig in 1852.
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William Everhart served in the 33rd Congress from 1853 to 1855.
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William Everhart was a strong supporter of abolitionism, as well as an avid member of the American Colonization Society.