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.
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.
Wharton served as City Manager in 1921 and councilman on multiple occasions.
See also
List of mayors of Miami Government of Miami History of Miami
References Notes
Bibliography
External links HistoryMiami official website of HistoryMiami (formerly the Historical Museum of Southern Florida) Findagrave Frank H Wharton