William Jackson Worthington

William Jackson Worthington
26th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office
December 10, 1895  December 12, 1899
Governor William O. Bradley
Preceded by Mitchell Cary Alford
Succeeded by John Marshall
Personal details
Born ( 1833-11-09)November 9, 1833
Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died May 22, 1914( 1914-05-22) (aged 80)
Boyd County, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouse(s)

Catherine Steele (d. 1889)

Lucy York
Children 7
Residence Greenup County, Kentucky, U.S.

William Jackson Worthington (November 9, 1833 – May 22, 1914) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Governor William O. Bradley from 1895-1899.[1] He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Boyd County, Kentucky.

Early life

Worthington was born near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, but spent his childhood in Ohio. He came to Kentucky with his parents as a teenager, and served in the Twenty-second Kentucky Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was commissioned captain of the Company B of the Infantry, and was later promoted to the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel. Worthington was present during the Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Cumberland Gap. He was under the command of Ambrose Burnside during the Red River Campaign and at the Capture of New Orleans.

After the conflict's end, Colonel Worthington returned to his home in Greenup County, Kentucky and purchased a furnace in the Hanging Rock Iron Field. He was actively involved in the iron business for about fifteen years.

Career

Worthington was prominent and influential in local affairs during his lifetime. He served one term as county judge of Greenup, and was elected a state senator in 1869. In 1895 he was elected lieutenant governor of the state, and in 1900 he was again elected to the State Legislature.[2]

Legacy

The city of Worthington, Kentucky was named after Worthington, being built by his daughters upon land inherited from the Colonel.

References

  1. "Index to Politicians: Worthington". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  2. A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians, Volume 3, by E. Polk Johnson (1912)
Political offices
Preceded by
Mitchell Cary Alford
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1895–1899
Succeeded by
John Marshall


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