Thomas Contee Worthington

Thomas Contee Worthington (November 25, 1782 – April 12, 1847) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maryland. He was a descendant of Philip Lee, of the Lee family of Virginia.

Early life Thomas Contee Worthington was born on November 25, 1782, near Annapolis, Maryland. He was the son of William Worthington III (1747–1820) and Jane Contee (1760–1825). His maternal grandparents were Sarah Fendall (1732–1793) and Thomas Contee (1729–1793), himself the grandson of Thomas Brooke, Jr. (1660–1730). His brothers were William Grafton Delaney Worthington IV (1785–1856), judge and state governor, and secretary of the Territory of East Florida and Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795–1845), a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Worthington received a limited schooling. He was a descendant of Philip Lee, of the Lee family of Virginia.

Career He served as a captain in the War of 1812, and later as brigadier general of the Ninth Brigade of the Maryland Militia from 1818 to 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817, and commenced practice in Annapolis, Maryland. He later moved to Frederick, Maryland, in 1818 to serve in the Maryland House of Delegates, and continued the practice of law.

United States Congress Worthington was elected to the Nineteenth Congress, where he served from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827. He resumed the practice of law in Frederick, and also served as member of the executive council in 1830 under the first State constitution.

Personal life

He died in Frederick, and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.