John L. Wortham
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[]
- ^ 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. 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 co-founded an insurance agency, John L. Wortham and Son.
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