Ramsey Wharton
American politician
Ramsey Wharton | |
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| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office 1897–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Clifton |
| Succeeded by | H. M. Taylor |
| In office January 18, 1905 – November 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Clifton |
| Succeeded by | A. C. Crowder |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 1900 – January 1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1855-10-10)October 10, 1855 Mississippi |
| Died | November 1908(1908-11-00) (aged 53) |
| Political party | Democrat |
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.
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Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi
- Thomas H. Dickson 1834
- S.P. Baley 1835
- Thomas H. Dickson 1836
- S.P. Baley 1836
- John P. Oldham 1837–1838
- John P. Oldham 1839
- H.R. McDonald 1840
- John P. Oldham 1840–1841
- James H. Boyd 1842–1843
- John P. Oldham 1844–1849
- James H. Boyd 1850
- J. P. Jones 1851
- William H. Taylor 1852–1853
- Richard Fletcher 1854
- William H. Taylor 1855–1857
- James H. Boyd 1858
- W. A. Purdom 1859
- Richard C. Kerr 1860–1861
- Charles Henry Manship 1862–1863
- D. N. Barrows 1864–1867
- Thomas H. Norton 1868
- Lt. Col. James Biddle 1868
- James P. Sesseons 1868–1869
- Rhesa Hatcher 1869
- Lt. Col. Joseph G. Crane 1869
- Captain F.A. Field 1869
- A. Way Kelly 1869
- E. W. Cabiniss 1869–1870
- Oliver Clifton 1870–1871
- Rhesa Hatcher 1871–1872
- Marion Smith 1872–1874
- John McGill 1874–1888
- William Henry 1888–1893
- L. F. Chiles 1893–1895
- Oliver Clifton 1895–1897
- Ramsey Wharton 1897–1899
- H. M. Taylor 1899
- W. W. Morrison 1899 (Mayor Pro Tem.)
- John W. Todd 1899–1901
- William Hemingway 1901–1905
- Oliver Clifton 1905 (died before taking office)
- Ramsey Wharton 1905–1908 (died in office)
- A. C. Crowder 1909–1913
- S. J. Taylor 1913–1917
- Walter A. Scott 1917–1945
- Leland S. Speed 1945–1949
- Allen C. Thompson 1949–1969
- Russell C. Davis 1969–1977
- Dale Danks 1977–1989
- J. Kane Ditto 1989–1997
- Harvey Johnson Jr. 1997–2005
- Frank Melton 2005–2009 (died in office)
- Leslie B. McLemore 2009 (interim mayor)
- Harvey Johnson Jr. 2009–2013
- Chokwe Lumumba 2013–2014 (died in office)
- Charles Tillman 2014
- Tony Yarber 2014–2017
- Chokwe Antar Lumumba 2017–present
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