John Tolley Hood Worthington

John Tolley Hood Worthington ( * November 1, 1788 in Baltimore, Maryland, † April 27, 1849 in Baltimore County, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1831 and 1841 he represented two times the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Worthington received only a limited education and worked in agriculture. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1830 he was in the fifth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1831. Since he has not been confirmed in 1832, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1833. Since the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.

In 1836, Worthington was elected to Congress again in the third district of his state, where he replaced James Turner on March 4, 1837. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1841 two further terms. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked again in agriculture. He died on April 27, 1849 at his estate Shewan in Baltimore County.