Biography

11/26/1837 - 05/16/1918

Private Evan Holben (D16) Lehigh County 1877-1882 

Early Life: 

Private Evan Holben, born November 26, 1837, Pleasant Corner, Lynnville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; son of Jacob and Lydia Kocher Holben; attorney, admitted, prominent member, Lehigh County bar; private, Civil War, 1862-1863; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1877-1882; author, 1902; married, Ida Elizabeth Wright; died, May 16, 1918, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, interment, Union-West End Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Grand Army of the Republic marker on grave. 

Early Career:

Enlisted, Company D, 176th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, private, November 8, 1862- nine month service; mustered out with company, August 8, 1863.  

Authored:

Stories and Reminiscences (Volume I) 1902

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 16th district, Lehigh County, 1877-1882; committee assignments, Judiciary Local and Pension and Gratuities. 

Legacy:

When born, Pleasant Corner, referred to as Holbensville, Lynnville, Lehigh County.

At the time of his passing, he was the oldest member of Lehigh County Bar Association; Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) Friday May 17, 1918, Page 9.

Cited: 

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

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1881). Smull, W.P., (Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 673, 680-682, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 643.

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