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Line 26: \|publisher= National Governors Association\|accessdate= September 6, 2012}}</ref> in 1735. He was born into one of [[Philadelphia]]'s most prominent early [[Religious Society of Friends\|Quaker]] families. He was known as "Junior" to distinguish him from a cousin of the same name.<ref name="ANB">Marc Egnal. "Wharton, Thomas, Jr."; ''[[American National Biography Online]]'', February 2000. Accessed September 12, 2009.</ref> His father, John Wharton, served as [[coroner]] of Chester County. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Wharton, a native of [[Westmorland]], [[England]], came to Pennsylvania around 1683; he served on the Philadelphia Common Council (1713–1718). In 1762, Wharton married Susannah Lloyd, the daughter of Thomas Lloyd and great-granddaughter of [[Thomas Lloyd (lieutenant governor)\|Thomas Lloyd]], an early governor of Pennsylvania and a colleague of [[William Penn]].<ref name=patriots>Chapter on Thomas Wharton in ''Patriot Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society'' by Whitfield J. Bell 1997, DIANE {{ISBN \|0-87169-226-0}}</ref> They were married by a pastor in [[Christ Church (Philadelphia)\|Christ Church]], an Anglican church, and were therefore disowned by the Quakers of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. Wharton was thereafter associated with the [[Anglican Church]], but never formally converted.<ref name="ANB" /> The couple had five children before Susannah's death ten years later. Wharton then married Elizabeth Fishbourne and had three children with her. Wharton owned a country home called "Twickenham" near Abington Meeting in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania\|Montgomery County]]. The Wharton family was involved in various areas of business and public service, including shipbuilding for the [[Continental Navy]]. Members of the Wharton family served in the [[Continental Congress]] and the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly\|State Legislature]], as [[Mayor of Philadelphia]] and on the City Council, in positions of military leadership, and in other offices.

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