Ramsey Wharton

Ramsey Wharton (October 10, 1855 - November 1908) was an American politician and the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1897 to 1899 and from January 18, 1905 to November 1908.[1][2] He also was in the Mississippi Senate, representing the 12th district, from 1900 to 1904.[3][4] He was a Democrat.[5]

Ramsey Wharton
Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
In office
1897–1899
Preceded byOliver Clifton
Succeeded byH. M. Taylor
In office
January 18, 1905 – November 1908
Preceded byOliver Clifton
Succeeded byA. C. Crowder
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1900 – January 1904
Personal details
Born(1855-10-10)October 10, 1855
Mississippi
DiedNovember 1908(1908-11-00) (aged 53)
Political partyDemocrat

Biography

Wharton was born on October 10, 1855, in Mississippi.[5] He was in the insurance business.[5] He first became the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1897 to 1899.[2] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1899, representing Hinds County, and served until 1904.[3][4] He became the mayor of Jackson again on January 18, 1905, after a special election was held to fill the vacancy of resigning mayor William Hemingway.[1] He continued serving as mayor until his death of acute indigestion in November 1908.[1][2]

References
  1. Powell, W. F. (1944). Jackson's Early History and 28 Years of Municipal Progress. Tucker Printing House. p. 55.
  2. Hubbard, Linda S. (1988). Notable Americans: What They Did, from 1620 to the Present. Gale Research Company. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-8103-2534-0.
  3. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 53.
  4. Rowland, Dunbar (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 181.
  5. Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 86.


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