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Jesse Wharton

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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
Spouses
  • 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 an attorney who briefly represented Tennessee in each house of Congress.

Biography

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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

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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

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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

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  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 by U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 3rd congressional district
1807–1809
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Tennessee
1814–1815
Served alongside: Joseph Anderson, George W. Campbell
Succeeded by