Thomas Wharton Jr.: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American politician (1735–1778)}}

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| profession = [[Merchant]]

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'''Thomas Wharton Jr.''' (1735{{spnd}}May 22, 1778) was a Pennsylvania merchant and politician of the [[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] era. He served as the first [[Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania#Presidents of Council|president of Pennsylvania]] (an office akin to [[List of governors of Pennsylvania|governor]]) following the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] from [[Great Britain]].

[[Category:Colonial American merchants]]

[[Category:Governors of Pennsylvania]]

[[Category:People of Pennsylvania in the American Revolution]]

[[Category:People disowned by the Quakers]]

[[Category:Politicians from Philadelphia]]

[[Category:Wharton family]]

[[Category:Burials in Pennsylvania]]

[[Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania]]