William F. Wharton

William F. Wharton
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
April 2, 1889 – March 20, 1893
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byGeorge L. Rives
Succeeded byJosiah Quincy
United States Secretary of State
Ad interim
In office
February 24, 1893 – March 6, 1893
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn W. Foster
Succeeded byWalter Q. Gresham
In office
June 4, 1892 – June 29, 1892
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byJames G. Blaine
Succeeded byJohn W. Foster
Personal details
Born
William Fisher Wharton

(1847-06-28)June 28, 1847
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1919(1919-05-20) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouses
Fanny Pickman
(m. 1877; died 1880)
  • Susan Carberry Lay
Parent(s)William Craig
Nancy W. Wharton
EducationHarvard College

William Fisher Wharton (June 28, 1847 – May 20, 1919), was a Boston attorney who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State from 1889 to 1893.