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	WORTHINGTON: See also Walter C. Adams, Jr. — Worthington E. Hagerman — Ralph Sidney Locher — Edward Worthington Pattison — George A. Pearre — George Alexander Pearre — Hoffman Philip — William Worthington Russell — John Thaxter Sims — Worthington Curtis Smith — Herbert Worthington Taylor — Joseph Worthington White — Worthington Wright
	Worthington, Aaron — of Rensselaer County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1831. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Alma M. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Augustus S. — of District of Columbia. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1884-88. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Bob See Robert Worthington
	Worthington, Brice T. B. — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Mayor of Annapolis, Md., 1851-52. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Daniel L. — of Utah. American Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Utah 1st District, 1970. Still living as of 1970.
	Worthington, Denison (1806-1880) — of Summit, Waukesha County, Wis.; Madison, Dane County, Wis. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., March 4, 1806. Son of Daniel Worthington (1766-1847) and Elizabeth (Hazard) Worthington. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1852, 1854; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1855-56, 1858-61. Died in Denver, Colo., April 23, 1880 (age 74 years, 50 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Worthington (1766-1847) and Elizabeth (Hazard) Worthington; married, December 24, 1829, to Martha Searing (1808-1839); married, June 3, 1840, to Mary Ann LaGrange (1817-1856); married 1860 to Julia Proudfit (1823-1865).
	Worthington, Diane — of McLean, Fairfax County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
	Worthington, Dick — of Kingston, Kitsap County, Wash. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
	Worthington, Ed B. — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Sherbrooke, 1897. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Eleanor D. — of Hartsville, Bucks County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Mrs. F. L. — of Miami, Ottawa County, Okla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Fannie — of Sterling, Whiteside County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Gail — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Worthington, Henry Gaither (1828-1909) — also known as Henry G. Worthington — of San Francisco, Calif.; Austin, Lander County, Nev.; Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., February 9, 1828. Republican. Member of California state assembly 8th District, 1862-63; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1864-65; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1868-69; Uruguay, 1868-69; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1873-77. Died in Washington, D.C., July 29, 1909 (age 81 years, 170 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Worthington, James T. — of Ross County, Ohio. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1850-51. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, John I. — of Berryville, Carroll County, Ark.; Harrison, Boone County, Ark. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1896 (alternate), 1916, 1920; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1909-13; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1920. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, John Tolley Hood (1788-1849) — also known as John T. H. Worthington — Born in Baltimore County, Md., November 1, 1788. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1822-26, 1836, 1844; U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1831-33, 1837-41 (5th District 1831-33, 3rd District 1837-41). Episcopalian. Died in Baltimore County, Md., April 27, 1849 (age 60 years, 177 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Baltimore County, Md.; reinterment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Worthington Valley, Md.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Worthington, Lorne R. — of Decatur County, Iowa. Iowa state auditor, 1965-66. Still living as of 1966.
	Worthington, Marvin Lee (1940-2000) — also known as Marvin L. Worthington; Pete Worthington — of Washington, Mason County, Ky. Born December 5, 1940. Engineer; farmer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1978-2000; died in office 2000. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Farm Bureau; Odd Fellows. Charged with drunken driving and speeding in Fayette County, Ky., in 1992; pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving. Driving on U.S. Highway 68 while intoxicated, he crossed the center line and collided with another car; both he and the other driver (Sherri Commodore Chambers) were killed, near Mayslick, Mason County, Ky., October 12, 2000 (age 59 years, 312 days). Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Meg — of Smithville, Burlington County, N.J. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
	Worthington, Nicholas Ellsworth (1836-1916) — of Illinois. Born in Virginia, 1836. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1883-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1892. Died in 1916 (age about 80 years). Interment at Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, Ill.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Worthington, Nicholas J. — U.S. Consular Agent in Johannesburg, 1905. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Pete See Marvin Lee Worthington
	Worthington, Rob — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 72nd District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
	Worthington, Robert — also known as Bob Worthington — Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 24th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
	Worthington, Robert A. — of Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont. Mayor of Great Falls, Mont., 1983-85. Still living as of 1985.
	Worthington, Roland — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1882-85. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Sharon — of Carrboro, Orange County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Worthington, Thomas (1773-1827) — of Ross County, Ohio. Born in Virginia, July 16, 1773. Democrat. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Ross County, 1802; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1803-07, 1810-14; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1807, 1821-22; Governor of Ohio, 1814-18; defeated, 1808, 1810. Died June 20, 1827 (age 53 years, 339 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.   Relatives: Brother-in-law of Edward Tiffin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
	Worthington, Thomas — of Illinois. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1901-05. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, Thomas Contee (1782-1847) — of Maryland. Born near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 25, 1782. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1818; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1825-27; member of Maryland state executive council, 1831-33. Episcopalian. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., April 12, 1847 (age 64 years, 138 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.   Relatives: Grandnephew of Benjamin Contee. See Hanson-Contee family of Maryland.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Worthington, William — of Coxton, Harlan County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1974. Still living as of 1974.
	Worthington, William G. D. — U.S. Consul in Buenos Aires, 1818-19. Burial location unknown.
	Worthington, William Jackson (1833-1914) — of Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania, 1833. Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1895-99. Died in 1914 (age about 81 years). Interment a private or family graveyard, Greenup County, Ky.
	Worthington, Wilmer — Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1864-69 (2nd District 1864, 5th District 1865-69). Burial location unknown.

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