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unusual facts about Joseph Wharton


Batsto Village, New Jersey

In 1876, Philadelphia businessman Joseph Wharton purchased Batsto along with a substantial number of other properties in the area.


The Cliffs

The Cliffs was built in 1753 by Philadelphia merchant Joshua Fisher (1707-1783), the great-grandfather of Joseph Wharton.


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Robert S. Kapito

Kapito serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph H. Lookstein Ramaz School, is the recipient of 2009 Joseph Wharton Leadership Award and the 2010 Semper Fidelis Award from the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation.

Rodney Cocks

Cocks is an MBA graduate from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania school in the US, where he was awarded a Joseph Wharton Scholarship.