Jesse Wharton
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815
Appointed byWillie Blount
Preceded byGeorge W. Campbell
Succeeded byJohn Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
Preceded byWilliam Dickson
Succeeded byPleasant Moorman Miller
Personal details
Born(1782-07-29)July 29, 1782
Covesville, Virginia
DiedJuly 22, 1833(1833-07-22) (aged 50)
Nashville, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseMary "Polly" Philips Wharton Elizabeth Auston Rice Wharton
ChildrenJohn 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 an attorney who briefly represented Tennessee in each house of Congress.

Biography

Wharton was born in Covesville, Albemarle County, Virginia; studied law at Dickinson College, was admitted to the Virginia bar, 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

After moving to Tennessee, Wharton was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Tenth Congress as Representative in the United 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 the United States Military Academy.[3]

Death

Wharton died in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 22, 1833, one week before his fifty first birthday. He is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.[4] His grandson, Wharton Jackson Green was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jesse Wharton". Tennessee Records - Tennessee Records and Marriage Bonds. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Jesse Wharton". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Jesse Wharton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Jesse Wharton". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Jesse Wharton". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

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(Some of the biographical detail in this article is derived from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. In turn, some of the material from that source is derived from the book Tennessee Senators as Seen by One of Their Successors by Senator Kenneth McKellar.)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam Dickson U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district 1807–1809 Succeeded byPleasant Moorman Miller U.S. Senate Preceded byGeorge W. Campbell U.S. senator (Class 2) from Tennessee 1814–1815 Served alongside: Joseph Anderson, George W. Campbell Succeeded byJohn Williams
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