Thomas Wharton, Jr. and Susannah Lloyd

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Husband Thomas Wharton, Jr. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1735 - Chester, Delaware Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 May 1778 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 4 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Wharton (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Dobbins (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Fishbourne (1752-      ) 5

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• Biographical Sketch: from William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Susannah Lloyd ⁶

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            AKA: Susannah [Unk],5 Susan Lloyd 4
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 1772 6
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         Father: Thomas Lloyd (      -1754) 6 7
         Mother: Susannah Kearney (      -      ) 6

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Wharton, Jr.

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He was one of the largest importers of foreign goods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the period just preceding the Revolutionary War; was a member of the Colony in Schuylkill, and other aristocratic social organizations, etc. He was one of the early signers of the non-importation resolutions in 1765, and was one of the first Committee of Observation for Philadelphia, appointed June 22, 1774. He represented the city in the Provincial Conference of July 15, 1774; was one of the first Committee of Safety; a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of August and September, 1776, and was one of the Council of Safety, the ruling body of the state for the five months intervening between the adoption of the constitution and the election of the Assembly and Supreme Executive Council thereunder. He was elected president of the Supreme Executive Council, and commander-in-chief and chief executive of Pennsylvania, March 4, 1777, and served until his death.

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General Notes: Wife - Susannah Lloyd

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She was a granddaughter of President Thomas Lloyd, several times acting lieutenant-governor of the Province of Pennsylvania.

1 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 193.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 43, 1186.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1186.

4 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 208.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1187.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 43.

7 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 233.