Richard Wharton (Secretary to the Treasury)
Richard Wharton (c. 1765 – 21 Oct. 1828[1]) was a British barrister and politician.
Wharton studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge and became barrister of the Inner Temple in 1789. He successfully stood as a Tory for the constituency of Durham in 1802, but his election was voided in February 1804, "his payment of the travelling expenses of the non-resident freemen having been construed as bribery."[1] He was elected again in 1806, and held the seat until 1820.
Wharton was appointed Chairman of Ways and Means in January 1808, and Secretary to the Treasury in December 1809, a post he held until January 1814.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1810.[2]
Samuel Egerton Brydges described Wharton as a man "of quick talents, much literature, and most pleasing manners, hospitable and open; a man of the world, of a handsome person and benevolent expression."[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c WHARTON, Richard (c.1764-1828)
- ^ Thomson, Thomas (1812). History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the End of the Eighteenth Century. p. lxix.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Richard Wharton
- 1760s births
- 1828 deaths
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- Members of the Inner Temple
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1802–1806
- UK MPs 1806–1807
- UK MPs 1807–1812
- UK MPs 1812–1818
- UK MPs 1818–1820
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Tory MPs (pre-1834)