A. N. Worthy

A. N. Worthy was a lawyer, doctor, Baptist preacher, and politician in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate representing Pike County. He was the only Alabama Senate member to vote against the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution on November 16, 1869. ^[1]

He was one of the early settlers of Troy, Alabama. He was a Democrat. He wrote about medicine and the history of the Baptist Church in Troy. ^[2] He was the only Democrat in the Alabama Senate. ^[3]

He supported the expansion of slavery to Kansas. ^[4] In 1854 he was an incorporator of the Troy Fire Company. ^[5]

He had three children. He died in 1873. ^[6]

References

1. McPherson, Edward (March 7, 1872). "A Handbook of Politics for 1868 [to 1894]". Philp & Solomons – via Google Books.
2. Smith, Dianne (July 24, 2024). "Historian once spoke of old history of Pike County at Kiwanis meeting". The Troy Messenger.
3. Garrett, William (March 7, 1872). "Reminiscences of Public Men in Alabama: For Thirty Years, with an Appendix". Plantation Publishing Company's Press – via Google Books.
4. Dorman, Lewy (March 7, 1995). Party Politics in Alabama from 1850 Through 1860. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   978-0-8173-0780-6 – via Google Books.
5. "Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama". J. Boardman. March 7, 1854 – via Google Books.
6. Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together with the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People. Reprint Company. March 7, 1976. ISBN   978-0-87152-228-3 – via Google Books.