John Tolley Hood Worthington

John Tolley Hood Worthington

John Tolley Hood Worthington (November 1, 1788 - April 27, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Born at "Shewan," near Baltimore, Maryland, Worthington received a limited schooling.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Worthington was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress and for election in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress.

Worthington was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses, where he served from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841. After Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died at "Shewan" in Baltimore County, Maryland, and was interred in a private cemetery on his farm. He was reinterred in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard in Worthington Valley, Maryland.

References

USRepSuccessionBox
state=Maryland
district=5
before=Elias Brown
after=Isaac McKim
years=1831–1833
USRepSuccessionBox
state=Maryland
district=3
before=James Turner
after=James Wray Williams
years=1837–1841


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Worthington — ist der Name folgender Orte in Großbritannien: Worthington (Leicestershire) Worthington ist der Name folgender Orte in den USA: Worthington (Indiana) Worthington (Iowa) Worthington (Kentucky) Worthington (Massachusetts) Worthington (Minnesota)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Mitglieder des US-Repräsentantenhauses aus Maryland — Andrew P. Harris, derzeitiger Vertreter des ersten Kongresswahlbezirks von Maryland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maryland's 3rd congressional district — MD 3 redirects here. For the state route, see Maryland Route 3. Maryland s 3rd congressional district Current Represent …   Wikipedia

  • James Wray Williams — (October 8, 1792 December 2, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in that State, Williams completed preparatory studies. He served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and was speaker in 1830.Williams was elected as a… …   Wikipedia

  • James Turner (Maryland) — James Turner (November 7, 1783 March 28, 1861) was a United States Congressional representative from Maryland.Turner was born near Bel Air, Maryland, and completed preparatory studies at the Classic Academy of Madonna, Maryland. He was captain of …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”