William Jackson Worthington

William Jackson Worthington (born November 9, 1833 in Johnstown , Cambria County , Pennsylvania , † May 22, 1914 in Greenup , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1899 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Kentucky.

Career

William Worthington attended public schools in his homeland and in Ohio , where he spent part of his youth. He later came to Kentucky. In his younger years he worked as a farmer. During the civil war he was a soldier in the Union Army . He rose to lieutenant colonel. He was involved in several important battles. After the war, he returned to Kentucky, where he worked in the iron industry for 15 years. He served one tenure as a judge in Greenup County . Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1869 he was elected to the Kentucky Senate.

In 1895, Worthington was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky alongside William O'Connell Bradley . He held this office between 1895 and 1899. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. During this time he acquired larger lands from an iron processing company. In 1900 he was re-elected to the state legislature. He died on May 22, 1914 in Greenup, where he was also buried.

literature

E. Polk Johnson: A history of Kentucky and Kentuckians; the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities, 1844, Lewis Publishing Company archive.org

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SURNAME	Worthington, William Jackson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 9, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Johnstown , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1914
Place of death	Greenup , Kentucky