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'''John Lee Wortham''', was on the [[Railroad Commission of Texas]] in 1911 and Secretary of State of the State of Texas in 1913. |
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==Biography== |
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| name=John L. Wortham |
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With [[Gus Wortham]] he started the John L. Wortham and Son insurance agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aigag.com/life/life.nsf/contents/aboutus_whyaigag_history |title=History of American General Life Companies |accessdate=2010-11-04 |quote=Our founder, Gus S. Wortham, had operated a successful insurance agency in Houston in 1915 and had a vision for such a company. With the backing of his father and several prominent business associates, he launched the American General Insurance Company on May 8, 1926, one of the first multi-line insurance companies in the nation. |publisher=[[American International Group]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[Handbook of Texas Online]] |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwo34 |title=Gus Sessions Wortham |accessdate=2010-11-04 |quote=In 1915 he and his father moved to Houston and cofounded an insurance agency, John L. Wortham and Son. |publisher= }}</ref> |
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| image=J. L. Wortham LCCN2014689235 (cropped).jpg |
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| title1=[[Texas Secretary of State]] |
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| term_start1= January 1913 |
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| term_end1= June 1913 |
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| governor1= [[Oscar Branch Colquitt]] |
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| predecessor1= J. T. Bowman |
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| successor1= [[Ferdinand C. Weinert]] |
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| birth_place= [[Freestone County, Texas]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1862|2|22}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1924|11|4|1862|7|18}} |
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'''John Lee Wortham''' (July 18, 1862 – November 4, 1924)<ref name="auto">John L. Wortham Dies in Houston. ''The Dallas Morning News'', 6 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2013-03-02.</ref> was a member of the [[Railroad Commission of Texas]] in 1911, and [[Secretary of State of Texas]] in 1913. Wortham was born in Woodland, [[Freestone County, Texas]].<ref name="auto"/> With his son [[Gus Wortham]], he started the John L. Wortham and Son insurance agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aigag.com/life/life.nsf/contents/aboutus_whyaigag_history |title=History of American General Life Companies |accessdate=2010-11-04|publisher=[[American International Group]] |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707095336/http://www.aigag.com/life/life.nsf/contents/aboutus_whyaigag_history |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=[[Handbook of Texas Online]] |url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwo34 |title=Gus Sessions Wortham |accessdate=2010-11-04|publisher= }}</ref> He died in [[Houston]]. |
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*[http://www.worthaminsurance.com/ John L. Wortham and Son Insurance] |
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| title=[[Secretary of State of Texas]] |
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| before=J. T. Bowman |
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| after=[[Ferdinand C. Weinert|F. C. Weinert]] |
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| years=January 1913-June 1913 |
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[[Category:Secretaries of State of Texas]] |
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[[Category:Businesspeople from Texas]] |
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[[Category:1862 births]] |
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[[Category:1924 deaths]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American politicians]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Railroad Commission of Texas]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:23, 3 April 2024
John L. Wortham | |
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| Texas Secretary of State | |
| In office January 1913 – June 1913 | |
| Governor | Oscar Branch Colquitt |
| Preceded by | J. T. Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Ferdinand C. Weinert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1862 Freestone County, Texas |
| Died | November 4, 1924 (aged 62) |
John Lee Wortham (July 18, 1862 – November 4, 1924)[1] was a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in 1911, and Secretary of State of Texas in 1913. Wortham was born in Woodland, Freestone County, Texas.[1] With his son Gus Wortham, he started the John L. Wortham and Son insurance agency.[2][3] He died in Houston.
References[edit]
- ^ a b John L. Wortham Dies in Houston. The Dallas Morning News, 6 Nov 1924. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "History of American General Life Companies". American International Group. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Gus Sessions Wortham". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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