WHARTON(SoundexW635)—See alsoDAWHARE,DENHARTOG,HARTOG,HARTOM,HARTON,NEWHARD,NEWHART,WARTHEN,WHARRIE,WHARRY,WHERTON,WHORTON,WORTHEN,WORTON.
| |  WHARTON:See alsoRichardHenry Alvey —WhartonBarker —HenryWharton Conway —GeorgeMifflin Dallas —RobertWharton Dill —WhartonJackson Green —WilliamWharton Heidelbaugh —GuyVernor Henry —HomerHoch —JohnMitchell Houston —CharlesBell Houston —HenryAydelotte Houston —JohnMitchell Moore Houston —RufusWharton Landon —MarianLeSueur —BethWharton Milford —JosephAllen Overton Jr. —ThomasBarbour Paxton —ThomasBarbour Paxton —GeorgeWharton Pepper —ThomasWharton Phillips —ThomasWharton Phillips Jr. —FrederickWilliam Seward —HenryWharton Shoemaker —JohnHumphrey Small —JamesSamuel Wadsworth —CharlesFrederick Wadsworth —JamesWolcott Wadsworth | | Wharton, Albert — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Mayorof Dubuque, Iowa, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wharton,BethSeeBethWharton Milford | | Wharton, Blaze — of Murray,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Wharton, Charles E. — Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Charles E. — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Republican. Postmaster atOmaha,Neb., 1912-16.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Charles E. — of Kenton,HardinCounty, Ohio.Candidate in Democratic primary forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1926, 1928; candidate in Republican primaryforU.S.Representative from Ohio at-large, 1938.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Charles M. — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Democrat.Dentist;member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 1st District, 1915-18; candidateforGovernor ofDelaware, 1928;delegateto Delaware convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Charles Stuart(1875-1939) —also known asCharles S. Wharton — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Aledo,MercerCounty, Ill.,April22, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1905-07; in February,1928, a group of masked men stopped a train at Evergreen Park,Illinois, androbbedit of over $130,000; after the robbery, they met at Wharton's home todivide up the proceeds, leaving him $4,000; in June, after beingimplicatedby two of the robbers, he wasindictedby a federal grand jury,triedandconvicted,andsentencedto two years infederalprison.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,September4, 1939 (age64 years, 135days).Interment atMt.Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Wharton, Clifton Reginald, Sr.(1899-1990) —also known asClifton R. Wharton — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; California.Born inBaltimore,Md.,May 11,1899.Lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inMonrovia, as of 1927-29; U.S. Consul inLas Palmas, as of 1932-38;Ponta Delgada, 1945-47; U.S. Minister toRomania, 1958-60; U.S. Ambassador toNorway, 1961-64.Africanancestry.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April25, 1990 (age90 years, 349days).Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, D. D. — of Dover,KentCounty, Del.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromDelaware,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wharton,ErnestSeeJames ErnestWharton | | Wharton, F. — ofMontgomeryCounty, Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, F. H. — of Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Mayorof Miami, Fla., 1907-11.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Ferris W. — Republican.Lawyer;candidate forDelawarestate attorney general, 2006.Still living as of 2006. | | Wharton,FrankSeeJ. FrankWharton | | Wharton, G. C. — of Springfield,WashingtonCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Gabriel Colvin — also known asGabriel C. Wharton — of Kentucky. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1870-76, 1877-81.Interment atWhartonFamily Cemetery, Radford, Va. | | Wharton, George Mifflin(1806-1870) —also known asGeorge M. Wharton — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in1806.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1857-60.Died in1870(ageabout64 years).Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Gordon H. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 21st District, 1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Wharton, Henry Marvin — also known asHenry M. Wharton — ofBaltimore,Md.Democrat.Pastor;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912.Baptist.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, J.ErnestSeeJames ErnestWharton | | Wharton, J. Frank — of Laguna Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Mayorof Laguna Beach, Calif., 1950-55.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Jacob L. — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Acting postmaster atMorgantown,W.Va., 1935-36.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, James E. — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.).Whig. Postmaster atWheeling,Va., 1849-50.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, James E. — of Portsmouth,SciotoCounty, Ohio.U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Portsmouth, Ohio, Ohio, 1881.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, James Ernest(1899-1990) —also known asJ. Ernest Wharton — of Richmondville,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,1899.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York, 1951-65 (30th District 1951-53,29th District 1953-63, 28th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964.Died in1990(ageabout91 years).Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, James F. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 4th District, 1883-85.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Jesse(1782-1833) —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Covesville,AlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 29,1782.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1807-09;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1814-17.Slaveowner. Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 22,1833 (age50 years, 358days).Interment atMt.Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn. | | Wharton, John Austin(1806-1838) —of Texas. Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1806.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838; died in office1838.Member,Freemasons.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,December17, 1838 (ageabout 32years).Interment atFoundersMemorial Park, Houston, Tex. | | Wharton, John Henry — ofLaurensCounty, S.C.Member ofSouthCarolina state senate from Laurens County, 1908-12, 1916-20.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Joseph — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Joseph J. — of Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Postmaster atMorgantown,W.Va., 1894-98.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Joshua B. — ofKentCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate senate from Kent County 3rd District, 1927-34.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton,MarianSeeMarianLeSueur | | Wharton, Randy — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates 3rd District, 1978.Still living as of 1978. | | Wharton, Robert — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Mayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1798-1800, 1806-08, 1810-11, 1814-19,1820-24.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Robert E. — of Gadsden,EtowahCounty, Ala.Acting postmaster atGadsden,Ala., 1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Samuel(1732-1800) —of Delaware. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 3,1732.Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1782; state court judge inDelaware, 1790.Died in1800(ageabout68 years).Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Samuel S. — Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 19th District, 1861-62.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, Thomas, Jr.(1735-1778) —of Pennsylvania. Born inChesterCounty, Pa.,1735.Merchant;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1777-78; died in office 1778.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society.Died in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 22,1778 (ageabout 42years).Entombed atEvangelicalTrinity Church, Lancaster, Pa. | | Wharton, Thomas P. — of Stockton,WorcesterCounty, Md.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, W. W. — of Virginia. Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forVirginia,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Wharton, William Harris(1802-1839) —of Texas. Born in Virginia,1802.Delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of Victoria, 1832;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Victoria, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836, 1837-39; died inoffice 1839.Killed when heaccidentallyshothimself while dismounting from hishorse,near Hempstead,WallerCounty, Tex.,March14, 1839 (ageabout 36years).Interment atRestwoodMemorial Park, Clute, Tex. | | Wharton, William R. — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1896.Burial location unknown.
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