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WORTHINGTON, Thomas, governor of Ohio, born near Charleston, Virginia (now W. Va.), 16 July, 1773; died in New York city, 20 June, 1827. He received a good education, but was a common sailor in 1790-'3. In 1797 he removed to Ross county, Ohio, where he was a member of the territorial legislature in 1799-1801, and a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1803. He was elected one of the first United States senators from Ohio, as a Democrat, serving from 17 October, 1803, till 3 March, 1807, and again elected instead of Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., who had resigned, serving from 8 January, 1811, till 1814, when he resigned. He was governor of Ohio in 1814-'18, a canal commissioner from 1818 till his death, and one of the original vice-presidents of the American Bible society. He contributed greatly to the development of his adopted state.
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