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. He also was in the

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, representing the 12th district, from 1900 to 1904. He was a

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Biography

Wharton was born on October 10, 1855, in

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. He was in the insurance business. He first became the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 1897 to 1899. He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1899, representing

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, and served until 1904. 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. He continued serving as mayor until his death of acute indigestion in November 1908.

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1855 births 1908 deaths Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi Democratic Party Mississippi state senators {{Mississippi-mayor-stub