WHARTON, THOMAS
\wˈɔːtən], \wˈɔːtən], \w_ˈɔː_t_ə_n]\
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(1735-1778), was a zealous opponent of the oppressive measures of England toward the colonies. He was chosen a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence in 1774. He became one of the Committee of Safety in 1775, and in 1776 became president of the Council of Safety, in which the executive authority temporarily resided. He was president of Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1778.
By John Franklin Jameson
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