William H. (William Harris) Wharton

Born in Virginia in 1802, William H. Wharton later settled in Mexican Texas, where he became an important political figure during the years leading up to the Texas Revolution. He was part of the Consultation of 1835 and became known as a strong supporter of breaking from Mexico.

After Texas won independence, he served the new republic in public office, including work as a diplomat to the United States and service in the Texas Congress. Along with his brother John Austin Wharton, he was among the prominent Whartons of early Texas, and his home was associated with many of the political conversations of the period.

Wharton's life was cut short in 1839, but his name remains closely linked with the founding era of the Republic of Texas. Readers interested in revolution, diplomacy, and the people who helped shape early Texas will find his story woven through the state's earliest chapters.