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John Worthington was a Standard Oil Company of New Jersey official, mining engineer, geologist, banker, and mayor.
He was born in Wales on March 14, 1848, the son of Edward Worthington and Ann Worthington, nee Rees.[1] At the age of four, he moved with his family to the United States, specifically Brady's Bend.[2] Despite leaving Wales at such a young age, he remained connected to Wales and Welsh culture. His private library forms the core of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Worthington Welsh Collection.[3] In 1872, he became superintendent of an oil company, the McClimans Farm Oil Co.[2] He moved to Colorado in 1880 due to health issues and became the first mayor of Ouray, Colorado. In 1886, he returned, and in June 1889 became superintendent of the South Penn Oil Company. He was also a director of the Union National Bank of Pittsburgh.[2]
He had a daughter, Mary, who married W. Terrell Johnson.[1] The SS John Worthington was named after him.[4]
Worthington traveled extensively, sailing on the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, traveling to Mexico at least sixteen times, visiting most European countries of the period. He visited Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and Persia.[1] He was a Republican.[1]
His home, at 5505 Forbes Avenue, was the location for the synagogue of Temple Sinai since 1947[5] until Temple Sinai's re-merger with Rodef Shalom Congregation in 2026.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Jordan, John W. (John Woolf); Montgomery, Thomas Lynch; Spofford, Ernest; Godcharies, Frederic Antes (1914). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania biography. University of Pittsburgh Library System. New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Co.
- 1 2 3 "Death of John Worthington". The Oil Trade Journal. June 1918.
- ↑ "Worthington Welsh Collection". ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "John Worthington - (1920-1943)". www.aukevisser.nl. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "Temple Sinai celebrates 65 years". jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. September 9, 2011. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ Rullo, David (2026-04-27). "Rodef Shalom, Temple Sinai create 'a house for all of us'". jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.