Levi E. Worden

Levi Edmond Worden (March 28, 1849 – May 20, 1928) was an American builder and politician from New York.

Life Worden was born on March 28, 1849, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Harvey L. Worden and Ann Eliza Manning. When he was a boy, he moved with his family to Lloyd, New York, where his father manufactured agricultural implements.

In December 1863, during the American Civil War, Worden enlisted in the 16th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment as a private in Company B. He was mustered out with his company in August 1865. He participated in the Siege of Petersburg and the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. While in the Assembly, he introduced and helped pass a bill that prohibited New York prisons from manufacturing shirts, collars, and cuffs. He later served three terms as Acting Superintendent of the Poor of Rensselaer County. He was a political advisor and close friend of New York governor Frank S. Black.

Worden was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, serving as commander of his local post. He was also a freemason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Knights of Pythias. He served as deacon of the First Baptist Church of Hoosick Falls. He married Catherine Jane MacNab in 1868. Their children were Mrs. M. J. Early, Bertha A., Edith I., and Edmund L.

Worden died at home on May 20, 1928. He was buried in the family plot in Maple Grove Cemetery.