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
Acting United States Secretary of State
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.