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]
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).[3][5]
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.[3][2] His brother Benjamin Matlack Everhart was a mycologist.[6]