Biographies
JOHN J. WORTHINGTON
JOHN J. WORTHINGTON--Prominent among the hotel men of Sacramento
who have made the city worthy of a capital, is John J. Worthington, the genial
proprietor of the popular Hotel Worth at 727 1/2 K Street. He was born in Grass
Valley, Cal., on St. Valentine's Day, 1865, the son of George and Eliza
(Farrell) Worthington, who came to Grass Valley in 1864 and stayed there six
months. Then they removed to Tehama, Tehama County, where the father was active
as a harness-maker. Both of these worthy pioneers died in Tehama, but their
good works live after them, blessing others elsewhere.
John Worthington attended the public
schools, and then took up hotel work in Tehama. He spent a short time in the
real estate field in Red Bluff, but he soon had a hotel at Tehama, continuing
there till in 1915, when he removed to the larger center, Sacramento. He had
charge of the Clayton Hotel for a year and a half, then
managed the Colonial Apartments for ten months; He has been with the Hotel
Worth since 1917. The establishment has eighty-six rooms, a goodly number
including baths, and all the equipment is strictly modern. He belongs to the
Kiwanis Club, and in politics aligns himself with the Democratic party.
Mr. Worthington's marriage occurred in
Tehama County, in the year 1893, when Miss Nellie Lowrey,
a native daughter of Solano County, became his wife, and they have two
children, Mrs. G. I. Giffen and Jean. Mr. Worthington
is a Mason, and belongs to the lodge, chapter, commandery,
and shrine. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias,
and also belongs to the Hotel Men's Association and to the Chamber of Commerce.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 278. Historic Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.