Background
Eversfield was the son of Nicholas Eversfield of The Grove, Hollington.
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John Eversfield
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He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford and entered Inner Temple in 1641.
Career
In parliament he made no speeches and served on no committees. He was commissioner for sewers in West Sussex in 1660, an assessor for Sussex from 1663 and a Justice of the Peace from 1668. Eversfield married firstly Hester Knight, daughter of John Knight of Westergate.
She brought him the wealth to buy Charlton Court, but died in 1672.
Their son Nicholas was Member of Parliament for Bramber in 1679. Eversfield married secondly on 3 July 1673 Susan Foster widow of Thomas Foster of Iden and daughter of Francis Norman of Salehurst.
Eversfield died aged 54.
Membership
Eversfield was Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Steyning from 1660 to 1661.
