US Congressman from Illinois. He graduated from Pennsylvania's Allegheny College in 1854 as class valedectorian, studied law in the office of US Senator W.T Willey, and began a practice in Peoria in 1860. From 1865 to 1872 Worthington served as Peoria County's Superintendent of Schools, and he was a member of the Illinois Board of Education from 1869 to 1872. In 1882 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat and served two terms, 1883 to 1887. He ran for reelection in 1886 and for election in 1888 unsuccessfully, but in 1891 he was elected a Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court. He was a delegate to numerous state and national Democratic conventions, and in 1894 was appointed to a federal commission that investigated labor-management relations in Illinois. Upon his election to a second term on the bench in 1897, Worthington was also appointed a Judge of the Illinois District Court of Appeals, and served on both courts until his 1915 retirement.
US Congressman from Illinois. He graduated from Pennsylvania's Allegheny College in 1854 as class valedectorian, studied law in the office of US Senator W.T Willey, and began a practice in Peoria in 1860. From 1865 to 1872 Worthington served as Peoria County's Superintendent of Schools, and he was a member of the Illinois Board of Education from 1869 to 1872. In 1882 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat and served two terms, 1883 to 1887. He ran for reelection in 1886 and for election in 1888 unsuccessfully, but in 1891 he was elected a Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court. He was a delegate to numerous state and national Democratic conventions, and in 1894 was appointed to a federal commission that investigated labor-management relations in Illinois. Upon his election to a second term on the bench in 1897, Worthington was also appointed a Judge of the Illinois District Court of Appeals, and served on both courts until his 1915 retirement.
Bio by: Bill McKern
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