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'''John Wethered''' (May 8, 1809 – February 15, 1888) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Maryland]]. |
'''John Wethered''' (May 8, 1809 – February 15, 1888) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Maryland]]. |
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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 Historic District|Dickeyville]]<ref>http://www.dickeyville.org/Dickeyville,_MD/Welcome.html</ref> and incorporated into [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore City]]. |
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 Historic District|Dickeyville]]<ref>http://www.dickeyville.org/Dickeyville,_MD/Welcome.html {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708180830/http://www.dickeyville.org/Dickeyville%2C_MD/Welcome.html |date=2013-07-08 }}</ref> and incorporated into [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore City]]. |
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Wethered was elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the [[28th United States Congress|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]]. |
Wethered was elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the [[28th United States Congress|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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Revision as of 05:42, 26 April 2017
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[1] 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.
References
- ^ http://www.dickeyville.org/Dickeyville,_MD/Welcome.html Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- United States Congress. "John Wethered (id: W000311)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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