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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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'''John Lee Wortham''', was on the [[Railroad Commission of Texas]] in 1911 and Secretary of State of the State of Texas in 1913.<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=Gus Sessions Wortham, businessman and civic leader, son of John Lee and Fannie (Sessions) Wortham, was born in Mexia, Texas, February 18, 1891. He attended Tarleton State University and the University of Texas at Austin, and served in World War I as an aerial gunnery instructor and commander of the 800th Aerial Squadron of the United States army. |publisher= }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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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> |
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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Revision as of 16:44, 5 November 2010
John Lee Wortham, was on the Railroad Commission of Texas in 1911 and Secretary of State of the State of Texas in 1913.
Biography
With Gus Wortham he started the John L. Wortham and Son insurance agency.[1][2]
References
- ^ "History of American General Life Companies". American International Group. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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.
- ^ "Gus Sessions Wortham". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
In 1915 he and his father moved to Houston and cofounded an insurance agency, John L. Wortham and Son.