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| ⚫ | '''Jesse Wharton''' was the Proprietary Governor of the [[Province of Maryland|colony of Maryland]] during a brief period in 1676. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, [[Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore]]. |
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|name = Jesse Wharton |
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|office = Proprietary Governor of Maryland |
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|term_start = 1676 |
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|term_end = 1676 |
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|predecessor = [[Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore|Charles Calvert]] |
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|successor = [[Thomas Notley]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Jesse Wharton''' (d. 1676) was the Proprietary Governor of the [[Province of Maryland|colony of Maryland]] during a brief period in 1676. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, [[Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore]]. Following his death, Wharton was briefly succeeded by [[Cecilius Calvert]], infant son of Charles Calvert, before the next Governor, [[Thomas Notley]], was appointed. |
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==Life== |
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Wharton immigrated to Maryland from the English colony in [[Barbados]] in 1670. He quickly became a successful planter and politician in the county, holding several political offices and amassing 11 slaves and more than {{convert|3000|acre}} before his death.<ref name="solow">{{cite book | last = Solow | first = Barbara | title = Slavery and the Rise of the Atlantic System | publisher = Cambridge University Press | date = 1994 | location = Cambridge, England | pages = 285 | isbn = 9780521457378}}</ref> Once in the colony, Wharton married Elizabeth Sewall, the daughter of a politically prominant local settler name Henry Sewall.<ref>{{cite journal | last = Johnston | first = Christopher | title = Sewall Family | journal = Maryland Historical Magazine | volume = 4 | issue = 1 | pages = 292 | publisher = Maryland Historical Society | location = Baltimore, Maryland | date = March, 1909 | accessdate = 2009-06-14}}</ref> Wharton became a member of the Governor's Council and became the effective Governor for a brief period before his death in 1670. At the time, the nominal Governor of the colony was Cecilius Calvert, the infant son of the colony's proprietor. In reality, the Governor's Council led by Wharton ruled the colony, and he is listed by the Maryland State Archives as having been a colonial governor.<ref>{{cite web | title = Historical List: Governors of Maryland, 1634-1689 | publisher = Archives of Maryland | url = http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/gov06.html | accessdate = 2009-06-14}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Jesse Wharton | |
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| Proprietary Governor of Maryland | |
| In office 1676–1676 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Calvert |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Notley |
Jesse Wharton (d. 1676) was the Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland during a brief period in 1676. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore. Following his death, Wharton was briefly succeeded by Cecilius Calvert, infant son of Charles Calvert, before the next Governor, Thomas Notley, was appointed.
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Wharton immigrated to Maryland from the English colony in Barbados in 1670. He quickly became a successful planter and politician in the county, holding several political offices and amassing 11 slaves and more than 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) before his death.[1] Once in the colony, Wharton married Elizabeth Sewall, the daughter of a politically prominant local settler name Henry Sewall.[2] Wharton became a member of the Governor's Council and became the effective Governor for a brief period before his death in 1670. At the time, the nominal Governor of the colony was Cecilius Calvert, the infant son of the colony's proprietor. In reality, the Governor's Council led by Wharton ruled the colony, and he is listed by the Maryland State Archives as having been a colonial governor.[3]
References
- ^ Solow, Barbara (1994). Slavery and the Rise of the Atlantic System. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 285. ISBN 9780521457378.
- ^ Johnston, Christopher (March, 1909). "Sewall Family". Maryland Historical Magazine. 4 (1). Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society: 292.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Historical List: Governors of Maryland, 1634-1689". Archives of Maryland. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
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