Jesse Wharton

For the politician from Maryland, see Jesse Wharton (Maryland).

Jesse Wharton
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815
Preceded by	George W. Campbell
Succeeded by	John Williams
Personal details
Born	July 29, 1782(1782-07-29) Covesville, Virginia
Died	July 22, 1833(1833-07-22) (aged 50) Nashville, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic-Republican

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 Albemarle County, Virginia and studied law and was admitted to the Virginia bar. Moving to Tennessee, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from that state in 1806, serving from 1807 to 1809. He was later appointed a United States Senator upon the resignation of George W. Campbell, serving in that body from March 17, 1814 to October 10, 1815, and then returning to his law practice. In 1832 he was named to the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy. He died in Nashville, Tennessee the next year and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

(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.)

His grandson, Wharton Jackson Green was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William Dickson	U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1807–1809	Succeeded by Pleasant Moorman Miller
United States Senate
Preceded by George W. Campbell	United States Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee 1814–1815 Served alongside: Joseph Anderson, George W. Campbell	Succeeded by John Williams

Persondata
Name	Wharton, Jesse
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	July 29, 1782
Place of birth	Covesville, Virginia
Date of death	July 22, 1833
Place of death	Nashville, Tennessee