Biography

1806 - 06/03/1862

Samuel S. Wharton (R19) Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties 1861-1862

Early Life:

Samuel S. Wharton, born 1806, Newton Hamilton Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania; son of Henry and Mary Wharton; educated, Huntingdon, read law with James M. Bell; admitted, Huntingdon County bar, 1831; private law practice; pursued politics acquiring the title of “Colonel;” Deputy Attorney General of Huntingdon County; elected, Whig Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1853 unsuccessful reelection, 1853; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1861-1862; married, Eliza S. Swoope Wharton, children, Edward A. Wharton, Eliza S Wharton, Henry Swoope Wharton; died, June 3, 1862; (aged 56), at his Huntingdon boarding house, died while in office of the Senate, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, interment, Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. 

Early Career:

Attorney. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Deputy Attorney General of Huntingdon County. 

Elected, Whig Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1853; unsuccessful reelection, 1853, 1857. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 19th district, Bedford, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties, 1861-1862; died while in office of the Senate, June 3, 1862.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Samuel S. Wharton (1806-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial