John Lee Wortham (July 18, 1862 – November 4, 1924)
[John L. Wortham Dies in Houston. ''The Dallas Morning News'', 6 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2013-03-02.] was a member of the
Railroad Commission of Texas
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surf ...
in 1911, and
Secretary of State of Texas in 1913. Wortham was born in Woodland,
Freestone County, Texas.
With his son
Gus Wortham Gus Sessions Wortham (February 18, 1891 – September 1, 1976), was a businessman and civic leader in Houston, Texas.
Biography
He was born on February 18, 1891, in Mexia, Texas, to John Lee Wortham and Fannie Sessions. He moved with his fathe ...
, he started the John L. Wortham and Son insurance agency.
He died in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
.
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John L. Wortham and Son Insurance
Secretaries of State of Texas
Businesspeople from Texas
1862 births
1924 deaths
20th-century American politicians
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