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 | Freestone County, Texas | February 22, 1862
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.