Charles S. Wharton

Charles Stuart Wharton (April 22, 1875 – September 4, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Aledo, Illinois, Wharton moved to Chicago with his parents in 1878, attending the public schools.He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1896.In 1920 he was appointed Assistant State's Attorney and served in this capacity until December 1923, when he resigned to resume private practice.Wharton again resumed the practice of law in Chicago, Illinois, but in 1928, he was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the robbery of a mail train in Evergreen Park, Illinois, and was consequently disbarred.
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