Famous People with Name Worthington

Craig Richard Worthington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Craig Richard Worthington: is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1988 and 1996 for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and Texas Rangers. He played the end of the 1996 season in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers.Worthington was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). The third baseman showed much promise, posting 15 home runs and 70 RBIs in 1989 with Baltimore. Craig was named to the Topps rookie all-star team.

William Jackson Worthington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Jackson Worthington: served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Governor William O. Bradley from 1895-1899. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Boyd County, Kentucky.

John Tolley Hood Worthington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Tolley Hood Worthington: was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Worthington was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress and for election in 1834 to

Thomas Contee Worthington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Contee Worthington: was a U.S. Representative from Maryland, nephew of Benjamin Contee. 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,

Peter Worthington            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Peter Worthington: is a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the Toronto Telegram newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, and can be seen in photographs of the event. He remained with the Telegram until it folded in 1971. Worthington was the founding editor of the Toronto Sun newspaper, which was created by former Telegram employees upon that newspaper's demise. Worthington stepped down as editor of the Toronto Sun in order to enter politics in 1982. He sought the nomination of the Progressive Conservative Party for a by-election in Toronto's Broadview—Greenwood riding, but was defeated in a hotly-contested campaign in which the six candidates sold thousands of party memberships. Worthington is a committed conservative and anti-Communist. Less well known is his support for animal welfare and animal rights and long-time involvement with the Toronto Humane Society.