Joseph John Cheyne Wharton BA (c. 1859 – 19 November 1923), generally known as J. C. Wharton, J. Cheyne Wharton or Joseph Cheyne Wharton, was a journalist in South Australia and New South Wales.

History

He was born in Dublin the eldest son of James Henry Wharton and educated at Wesley College and

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

, where he received double first honours in Classics and English Literature. He emigrated to South Australia around 1880 and was employed as Classics master at

St. Peter's College St, St. or Saint Peter's College may refer to: Places of education sorted by location Australia *St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah, New South Wales * St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia * St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, Queensl ...

, and was for several years on the editorial staff of the

South Australian Register ''The Register'', originally the ''South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register'', and later ''South Australian Register,'' was South Australia's first newspaper. It was first published in London in June 1836, moved to Adelaide in 1837, and f ...

. He was editor of the Adelaide University Shakespeare Society's Journal 1886–1887. In 1887 he served as secretary to Sir Herbert B. Sandford, the Commissioner for the British Section at the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition. He was editor of the (Anglican) ''Church Review'' and in 1890 founder and editor of a short-lived newspaper titled '' Truth'' published in Adelaide and printed by Hussey and Gillingham, then in 1891 secretary to the Stock Exchange of Adelaide. He moved to New South Wales, and was employed by the

Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper i ...

. He was for a time editor of the Parramatta ''Times'', and edited ''The Jubilee History of Parramatta 1861-1911'' Available as .pdf-based CD-ROM

Family

He married Anna Frederika De Reyher ( – 2 June 1948) on 9 July 1885; their children included: *Dorothea Wharton (1888– ) *Laetitia Wharton (1890– ) *Philip Wharton ( – 31 January 1930)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wharton, Joseph Journalists from South Australia Journalists from New South Wales Australian newspaper editors Australian newspaper proprietors Shakespearean scholars Australian historians 1850s births 1923 deaths People educated at Wesley College, Dublin The Sydney Morning Herald people British emigrants to colonial Australia Colony of South Australia people