Philip Wadsworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPhilip Wadsworth
American politician
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1832
Place of Birth: New Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 12-Sep-1901
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Philip Wadsworth
- Philip Wadsworth (March 7, 1832 – September 12, 1901) was an American dry goods merchant, politician, and military leader.
- Born to the prominent Wadsworth family in New Hartford, Connecticut, he attended private academies until he was sixteen, when he entered the dry goods trade.
- In 1853, he moved to Chicago, Illinois to join his brother in his dry goods operation, eventually rising to become president of Philip Wadsworth & Co., a clothing store.
- Wadsworth was also interested in the military, and although he never officially served, he maintained a military company where soldiers could train in advance of the Civil War.
- Later in his life he returned to Connecticut where he served a two-year term in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
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