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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]] and he started the history of the United States of America.