William Jackson Worthington

William Jackson Worthington ( * November 9, 1833 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, † May 22, 1914 in Greenup, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1895 and 1899 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Kentucky.

Career

William Worthington attended the common schools and in Ohio, where he spent part of his youth. Later he came to Kentucky. In his younger years he worked as a farmer. During the Civil War he was a soldier in the army of the Union. He rose to lieutenant colonel. He was involved in several important battles. After the war he returned to Kentucky, where he worked for 15 years in the iron industry. In Greenup County, he served for a term as a judge. Politically, he joined the Republican Party. In 1869 he was elected to the Senate from Kentucky.

In 1895, Worthington was elected on the side of William O'Connell Bradley for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. This post he held 1895-1899. Yet he was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. During this time he acquired more land from an iron processing company. In 1900 he was elected again to the State Legislature. He died on 22 May 1914 in Greenup, where he was also buried.

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