Judge Thomas Jesse Wharton, Sr

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About Judge Thomas Jesse Wharton, Sr

A graduate of the University of Nashville, he was a lawyer practicing in Clinton, then Raymond, then Jackson, and was later appointed circuit judge in Mississippi. He served Mississippi as attorney general from 1857 until 1865 when removed under Reconstruction measures.

He was married to the former Mary T. Edgar of Nashville, and they had nine children. They lived at 404 N. President Street in Jackson. 

Judge Thomas J. Wharton, one of the oldest and most prominent Jurists of the State, died today. - The Indianapolis Journal - Jan 29 1900

Judge Thomas J. Wharton, one of the oldest and most prominent jurists of Mississippi ... Perrysburg Journal - Feb 2 1900

One of the oldest and most prominent jurists of Mississippi, Judge Thomas J. Wharton, died at Jackson. - Potosi Journal - Jan 31 1900

Jackson, Mist, Jan. 29. JcJge Thomas J. Wharton, one of the oldest and most prominent jurist of the state, died yesterday. - The Cape Girardeau Democrat - Feb 3 1900

* Religion: Presbyterian

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Judge Thomas Jesse Wharton, Sr's Timeline

1817
May 18, 1817
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
1838
March 31, 1838
1839
January 22, 1839
1840
April 18, 1840
1843
November 23, 1843
Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi
1848
September 26, 1848
Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi
1850
April 13, 1850
Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi
1855
June 3, 1855
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
1857
July 30, 1857
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi