Ramsey Wharton (October 10, 1855 - November 1908) was an American politician and the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1897 to 1899 and from January 18, 1905 to November 1908.[1][2] He also was in the Mississippi Senate, representing the 12th district, from 1900 to 1904.[3][4] He was a Democrat.[5]
Biography
Wharton was born on October 10, 1855, in Mississippi.[5] He was in the insurance business.[5] He first became the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1897 to 1899.[2] He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1899, representing Hinds County, and served until 1904.[3][4] He became the mayor of Jackson again on January 18, 1905, after a special election was held to fill the vacancy of resigning mayor William Hemingway.[1] He continued serving as mayor until his death of acute indigestion in November 1908.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Powell, W. F. (1944). Jackson's Early History and 28 Years of Municipal Progress. Tucker Printing House. p. 55.
- ^ a b c Hubbard, Linda S. (1988). Notable Americans: What They Did, from 1620 to the Present. Gale Research Company. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-8103-2534-0.
- ^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1900. p. 53.
- ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 181.
- ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 86.