Charles S. Wharton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | |
Preceded by | George Peter Foster |
Succeeded by | James T. McDermott |
Personal details | |
Born | Aledo, Illinois | April 22, 1875
Died | September 4, 1939 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 64)
Political party | Republican |
Charles Stuart Wharton (April 22, 1875 – September 4, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born in Aledo, Illinois, Wharton moved to Chicago with his parents in 1878, attending the public schools. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1896. He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Chicago, Illinois. He served as prosecuting attorney for the town of Lake in 1899, and was appointed assistant city attorney of Chicago in 1903.