F. H. Wharton Explained

Frank H Wharton
Birth Date:	11 April 1870
Birth Place:	Ohio, US
Death Date:	2 Aug 1956
Death Place:	Miami, Florida, US
Order:	4th
Office:	Mayor of Miami
Term Start:	1907
Term End:	1911
Successor:	Samuel Rodmond Smith
Office2:	City Manager of Miami
Term Start2:	1921
Term End2:	1926
Party:	Democrat
Spouse:	Ola B Hinson Wharton
Children:	Florence, Estelle, Floy Ruth, Fannie May, Fannette Ola
Profession:	Grocer

Frank Howard Wharton (April 11, 1870 – August 2, 1956) was a businessman and the fourth mayor of the city of Miami from 1907 to 1911.

Life

Born in Rockbridge Ohio, Wharton was the son of farmers and moved to Miami in 1897, after working in Central Florida.^[1]

Wharton was a grocer. He owned the Magnolia Grocery Company. In 1907 Wharton was elected Mayor for a two-year term. He won re-election in 1909.^[2]

Wharton served as City Manager in 1921 and councilman on multiple occasions. ^[3]

See also

• List of mayors of Miami
• Government of Miami
• History of Miami

References

Notes

BibliographyBook: Florida The East Coast Its Builders, Industries and Resources . 1924 . Miami Herald . 20 September 2023 .

External links

• HistoryMiami official website of HistoryMiami (formerly the Historical Museum of Southern Florida)
• Findagrave Frank H Wharton

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miami and Dade County Florida; Its settlement progress and achievement. Blackman. E.V.. 1921. 16 Feb 2023.
2. Book: Blackman . E.V. . Miami and Dade county, Florida; its settlement, progress and achievement . 1921 . V. Rainbolt . Washington, D.C. . 130 . 22 February 2023.
3. Web site: City Manager's Report to City Commission of Five Years of Commission Manager Government for the City of Miami. City of Miami. 1925. 16 Feb 2023.