Thomas Contee Worthington

Thomas Contee Worthington ( * November 25, 1782 in Annapolis, Maryland, † April 12, 1847 in Frederick, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1825 and 1827 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Thomas Worthington was the nephew of Congressman Benjamin Contee ( 1755-1815 ). He received only a limited education. During the British - American War of 1812 he served as a captain in the American armed forces. Between 1818 and his death in 1847 he held the rank of brigadier general of the state militia. After studying law and his 1817 was admitted to the bar he began in Annapolis to work in this profession. Since 1818, he has been resident in Frederick. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party launched a political career. In 1818 he moved into the House of Representatives from Maryland.

In the congressional elections of 1824 Worthington was in the fourth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Lee on March 4, 1825. Until March 3, 1827 he was able to complete a term in Congress. This was determined from the discussions between supporters and opponents of the future President Andrew Jackson. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Worthington practiced again as a lawyer in Frederick, where he died on 12 April 1847.

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