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Langworthy may refer to: People * Edward Langworthy (Founding Father) (1738–1802), delegate in the Continental Congress from the state of Georgia * Edward Ryley Langworthy (1797–1874), British businessman and Liberal politician * Mary Lewis Langworthy (1872-1949), American teacher, writer, lecturer, and executive * William Fitzgerald Langworthy (1867–1951), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons * B. F. Langworthy (1822–1907), politician in the state of Minnesota Places * Langworthy, Iowa, an unincorporated community in north-central Jones County, Iowa, United States * Langworthy, Salford, a small area of Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England ** Langworthy (ward), an electoral ward of the Salford City Council Other * Langworthy House, an historic octagon house in Dubuque, Iowa * Langworthy Metrolink station, a light rail station serving Langworthy, Salford * Langworthy Professor, an endowed chair in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Langworthy (Founding Father)
Edward Langworthy (1738–1802) was an American Founding Father and teacher who was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia. He signed the Articles of Confederation. Langworthy was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1738. Nothing is known of his ancestors since he was a foundling. He was raised in the Bethesda Orphan House at Savannah and was educated in the school there. He later taught in that same school. Since he was born only five years after James Oglethorpe shipped the first colonists to Georgia, it is likely that his parents were included with those recruited from debtors' prisons or poorhouses. Langworthy began working with Georgia's Committee of Safety and was their secretary when they became a revolutionary Council of Safety on December 11, 1775. The Georgia assembly sent him to the Continental Congress in 1777, and he arrived in time to sign the Articles of Confederation. He served in the Congress until 1779. Edward moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 178 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |