John Wethered

American politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth8 May 1809
Death15 February 1888 (aged 78 years)
Star signTaurus
Politics:Whig Party
The details

Biography

John Wethered (May 8, 1809 – February 15, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, Wethered completed preparatory studies. He held several local offices, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods at Wetheredville, which was later renamed Dickeyville and incorporated into Baltimore City.

Wethered was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). After his tenure in Congress, he resumed the manufacture of woolen goods. He also served as delegate from Baltimore County to the State convention which framed the constitution of Maryland in 1867. He retired from active pursuits in 1868 and lived on his estate, "Ashland", near Catonsville, Maryland, where he died. He is interred in Greenmount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

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