Thomas Wharton, Jr. and Elizabeth Fishbourne

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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: Susannah Lloyd (      -1772) 6

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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 Elizabeth Fishbourne ⁵

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           Born: 1752 - Philadelphia, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Fishbourne (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Mary Tallman (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 M William Fishbourne Wharton ⁷

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           Born: 10 Aug 1778 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1846 - ? Philadelphia, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Susan Shoemaker (      -1821) 3
           Marr: 10 May 1804 5

         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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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.

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 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 1186, 1187.