Henry G. Worthington

Henry Gaither Worthington ( born February 9, 1828 in Cumberland, Maryland, † July 29, 1909 in Washington DC ) was an American politician. Between 1864 and 1865 he represented the state of Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, he was U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay and Argentina.

Early years and political rise

After primary school, studied Henry Worthington Jura. After qualifying as a lawyer, he began to work in his new profession in Tuolumne County in California. After a trip through Latin America, he settled in San Francisco. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party as their candidate, he was elected in 1861 in the House of Representatives from California. In 1862 he moved to Austin in the Nevada Territory.

Congressman and diplomat

After Nevada had joined the United States as a federal state, Henry Worthington was elected the first members of the new state in the U.S. House of Representatives. By 1980 there were in this state only one constituency. Worthington exercised his mandate between October 1864 and March 3, 1865 31. In 1865 he was appointed head of the customs authority at the port of Charleston (South Carolina). He was also one of the pallbearers at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. In the years 1868 and 1869 Worthington served as U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay and Argentina. A candidate for the U.S. Senate failed on only two votes. Henry Worthington died in July 1909 in Washington.