Member Biography

Zephaniah Herbert 

Pennsylvania Senate Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1824-1825       14 Democrat
1825-1826       14 Democrat
1826-1827       14 Democrat
1827-1828       14 Democrat
1828-1829       14 Democrat

COUNTIES: Adams, York  


Biography

05/03/1778 - 04/09/1864

Zephaniah Herbert (D14) Adams and York Counties 1824-1829

Early Life:

Zephaniah Herbert, born May 3, 1778, Frederick County, Maryland; son of Elisha and Margaret Herbert; married, Mary Zollinger, 1811; veteran, War of 1812; moved, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1813;  tavern owner, Hamiltonban Township, 1813-1820; owner, Indian King Tavern, West Street, Gettysburg, Union Hotel, Gettysburg, 1822-1828; unsuccessful candidate, Auditor, Adams County, 1818; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1824-1829; Chairman, Democratic Republicans, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1835; delegate, Pennsylvania state convention; died, April 9, 1864 (aged 85), McKessontown, Adams County, Pennsylvania; interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. 

Early Career:

Veteran, War of 1812, served, Battalion, Pennsylvania Volunteers company commanded, Alexander Cobean; Owner, tavern, hotels.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Unsuccessful candidate, Auditor, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1818.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Adams and York Counties, 1824-1829; Jacob Eyster resigned his seat prior to the beginning of the 1824-1825 session, replaced by Zephaniah Herbert. 

Chairman, Democratic Republicans, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1835; delegate, Pennsylvania state convention.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Cox, Harold. Senate1790-1869 (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

Zephaniah Herbert (1778-1864) - Find a Grave Memorial