William Jackson Worthington

William Jackson Worthington (November 9, 1833 – May 22, 1914) served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, was a state senator, and served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Governor William O. Bradley from 1895 to 1899.He was commissioned captain of the Company B of the regiment, and was later promoted to the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel.After the conflict's end, Colonel Worthington returned to his home in Greenup County, Kentucky and purchased a furnace in the Hanging Rock Iron Field.He served one term as county judge of Greenup, Kentucky and was elected a state senator in 1869.[2] In 1896, Worthington pardoned one of the axe murderers involved in a horrific attack on a family of African Americans (Blyew v. United States).
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