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Wethered, John
congressman, was born in Maryland. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1843 to 1845.
Wetherell, Emma Abbott
vocalist, was born Dec. 9, 1849, in Chicago, Ill. She gained a national reputation as a vocalist. She died Jan. 5, 1891, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Wetherill, Charles Mayer
educator, author, was born Nov. 4, 1825, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a professor of chemistry at Lehigh university in 1866-71, and the author of The Manufacture of Vinegar. He died March 5, 1871, in Bethlehem, Pa.
Wetherill, Samuel
soldier, inventor, was born May 27, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pa. He served with distinction during the civil war, and attained the rank of brevet lieutenant-colonel. The first zinc white was made by a process invented by him. WETMORE, MRS. ELIZABETH (BIS- LAND), journalist, author, was born in 1863 in Texas. She is a journalist of New York city, and the author of A Flying Trip Around the World.
Whaley, Kellian V
soldier, merchant, congressman, was born May 6, 1821, in Onondaga county, N. Y. He was elected to the thirty-seventh congress from West Virginia. Afterward he acted as an aide to Governor Pierpoint in organizing and equipping regiments, and was in command at the battle of Guyandotte. He was re-elected to the thirtyeighth and thirty-ninth congresses. In 1868 he was appointed collector at Brazos de Santiago, Texas.
Whallon, Reuben
congressman, was born in 1777 in New Jersey. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1833 to 1835. He died April 15, 1843, in Essex county, N. Y.
Wharton, Charles Henry
clergyman, author, was born June 5, 1748, in St. Mary's county, Md. He was an episcopal clergyman of Burlington, N. J., rector of St. Mary's church in 1798-1833, and the author of Reply to Bishop Carroll's Address to the Roman Catholics of America; Proofs of the Divinity of Christ; and Concise View of the Principal Points of Controversy Between Protestant and Roman Catholic Churches. He died July 22, 1833, in Burlington, N. J.
Wharton, Henry
lawyer, author, was born June 2, 1827, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a lawyer of Philadelphia, and the author of Practical and Elementary Treatise on the Law of Vicinage. He died Nov. 11, 1880, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Wharton, Jesse
congressman, United States senator, was born in 1760 in Albemarle county, Va. He represented the state of Tennessee in congress from 1807 to 1809; and was a United States senator in 1814 and 1815, when he was superseded by J. Williams. He died July 22, 1833, in Nashville.
Wharton, John A
soldier, statesman, congressman, was born in Tennessee. He served through the Mexican war, attaining the rank of adjutant-general.
From 1837-38 he was a member of congress from Texas. He died Dec. 15, 1838, in Houston, Texas.
Wharton, Joseph
manufacturer, was born March 3, 1826, in Philadelphia.
He was among the first to establish the manufacture of spelter, nickel, and cobalt in this country, and was the first to make magnetic needles of other substance than steel. He owns the deposits of nickel ore in Lancaster county, Pa., which he purchased in 1873, and established his works in Camden, N. J. The Wharton School of Finance and Economics was founded by him.
Wharton, Robert
mayor of Philadelphia, was born Jan. 12, 1757, in Philadelphia. He was fifteen times elected mayor of Philadelphia. He died March 7, 1834, in Philadelphia.