Thomas Contee Worthington

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Thomas Contee Worthington (born November 25, 1782 in Annapolis , Maryland , †  April 12, 1847 in Frederick , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1827 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Worthington was the nephew of Congressman Benjamin Contee (1755-1815). He received only a limited education. During the British-American War of 1812 he served as a captain in the American armed forces. Between 1818 and his death in 1847 he held the rank of brigadier general in the state militia. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1817, he began to work in this profession in Annapolis. Since 1818 he was based in Frederick. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In 1818 he entered the Maryland House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1824 Worthington was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John Lee on March 4, 1825 . Until March 3, 1827 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was determined by the discussions between supporters and opponents of the later President Andrew Jackson . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Worthington practiced again as a lawyer in Frederick, where he died on April 12, 1847.

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SURNAME Worthington, Thomas Contee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH near Annapolis , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1847
Place of death Frederick , Maryland