Nicholas E. Worthington

Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington (born March 30, 1833 in Brooke County , Virginia , †  March 4, 1916 in Peoria , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The in today's West Virginia -born Nicholas Worthington attended Allegheny College in Meadville ( Pennsylvania ). After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1860, he began to work in this profession in Peoria. Between 1865 and 1872 he was a school councilor in Peoria County ; from 1869 to 1872 he was a member of the State Education Committee of Illinois. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1882 Worthington was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Republican Benjamin F. Marsh on March 4, 1883 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1887 . In 1886 and 1888 he competed unsuccessfully for his stay in or his return to Congress.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Worthington initially practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1891 and 1915 he was a judge in the tenth judicial district of his state. In 1894 he was also a member of a commission set up by President Grover Cleveland to investigate workers' strikes. Nicholas Worthington died on March 4, 1916 in Peoria, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Nicholas E. Worthington in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Nicholas E. Worthington in the database of Find a Grave (English)