Jesse Wharton
Jesse Wharton | |
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United States Senator fromTennessee | |
In office March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815 | |
Appointed by | Willie Blount |
Preceded by | George W. Campbell |
Succeeded by | John Williams |
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's3rddistrict | |
In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 | |
Preceded by | William Dickson |
Succeeded by | Pleasant Moorman Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | Covesville,Virginia | July 29, 1782
Died | July 22, 1833 Nashville,Tennessee | (aged 50)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | Mary "Polly" Philips Wharton Elizabeth Auston Rice Wharton |
Children | John Overton Wharton
Joseph Philips Wharton Rhoda Ann Wharton Sarah Angelina Wharton Mary Philips Wharton Elizabeth Jane Wharton Francis Alexander Ramsey Wharton Thomas Jesse Wharton Fedelia Wharton |
Jesse Wharton(July 29, 1782 – July 22, 1833) was anattorneywho briefly representedTennesseein each house ofCongress.
Biography
[edit]Wharton was born in Covesville,Albemarle County, Virginia;studiedlawatDickinson College,was admitted to theVirginiabar,and practiced in Albemarle County. He married Mary "Polly" Philips (6 September 1786 – 11 April 1813), the daughter of Joseph Philips Jr. and Milberry Horn, on April 20, 1804, in Davidson County, Tennessee. They had five children: John Overton, Joseph Philips, Rhoda Ann, Sarah Angelina, and Mary Philips. Mary died at the age of 26. Wharton also had five children with his second wife, his cousin, Elizabeth Auston Rice, of Virginia.[1]
Career
[edit]After moving to Tennessee, Wharton was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Tenth Congress as Representative in theUnited States House of Representatives,and served from March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809. He was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George W. Campbell and served from March 17, 1814, to October 10, 1815,[2]when a successor was elected. He then returned to his law practice. In 1832 he was named to the Board of Visitors of theUnited States Military Academy.[3]
Death
[edit]Wharton died inNashville, Tennessee,on July 22, 1833, one week before his fifty first birthday. He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.[4]His grandson,Wharton Jackson Greenwas a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Jesse Wharton".Tennessee Records - Tennessee Records and Marriage Bonds.Retrieved8 February2013.
- ^"Jesse Wharton".Govtrack US Congress.Retrieved8 February2013.
- ^"Jesse Wharton".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved8 February2013.
- ^"Jesse Wharton".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved8 February2013.
- ^"Jesse Wharton".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved8 February2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Tennessee Records - Tennessee Records and Marriage Bonds
(Some of the biographical detail in this article is derived from thepublic domainBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.In turn, some of the material from that source is derived from the bookTennessee Senators as Seen by One of Their Successorsby SenatorKenneth McKellar.)