Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795-1845) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Walter was the son of William Worthington (1747-1820) and Jane Contee (1761-1825).
Walter was born September 19, 1795 at "The Valley", near Nottingham, Prince Georges County, Maryland. He was educated in Nottingham and in Baltimore, where after leaving school, he entered a mercantile house, and remained until he had gained a practical business training.
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