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Worthington, Henry Gathier
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| Affiliation | Republican |
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1864-01-01 |
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| Name | Henry Gathier Worthington |
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Austin, Nevada , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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February 09, 1828
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| Died | July 29, 1909
(81 years)
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 17, 2024 01:39am |
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| Info | WORTHINGTON, Henry Gaither, a Representative from Nevada; born in Cumberland, Md., February 9, 1828; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Tuolumne County, Calif.; traveled in Central America and Mexico and upon his return settled in San Francisco, Calif.; member of the State house of representatives in 1861; moved to Nevada in 1862 and settled in Austin; upon the admission of Nevada as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from October 31, 1864, to March 3, 1865; collector of the port of Charleston, S.C.; served as United States Minister to Uruguay and the Argentine Republic in 1868 and 1869 by appointment of President Andrew Johnson; United States district judge; major general of militia; defeated by two votes for election to the United States Senate; served as a pallbearer at the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln; died in Washington, D.C., July 29, 1909; interment in Congressional Cemetery.
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