Background
Wharton, Thomas was born in 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Mary (Dobbins) Wharton.
merchant chief executive Pennsylvania
Wharton, Thomas was born in 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Mary (Dobbins) Wharton.
Partner, Stocken & Wharton Exporters. Delegate Pennsylvania Provincial Convention, 1774. President Pennsylvania Council Safety, 1776.
President Supreme Executive
Member Pennsylvania Provincial Committee Safety, 1775.
Married Susannah Kearney, November 4, 1762. Married second, Elizabeth Fishbourne, December 7, 1774.