(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Judge Harry S. Worthman, attorney at law, now practicing at Emmett, has aided in shaping the legislative as well as the judicial history of the state. He is now filling the office of city attorney at Emmett and is also accorded a large private practice. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 1866, a son of Samuel and Sarah (Hatfield) Worthman, who were natives of Germany and Ohio respectively. The father was brought to the United States by his parents when but nine years of age and during most of his active life was a merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio. His birth occurred in 1839 and the year 1848 witnessed his arrival in the new world. For about forty years he was a resident of Cincinnati where he passed away July 2, 1889. His wife was born near that city in 1845 and is still in Cincinnati, remaining a widow. There are five living children in her family, all of whom remain in Cincinnati with the exception of Judge Worthman.
Reared in that city, Harry S. Worthman pursued his education in the Hughes high school and then in preparation for a legal career entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated on the 23d of May, 1888. For a year he practiced his profession there and then removed to Ogden, Utah, where he also engaged in law practice for a year. In 1890 he opened an office in Boise, Idaho, where he remained until 1905 with the exception of a period of sixteen months spent in the Philippines—from May, 1898, until September, 1899. He had enlisted for service in the Spanish-American war, holding a commission as first lieutenant of Company H, First Idaho Volunteer Infantry. In 1905 he took up- his abode upon a ranch which he owned three and a half miles from Emmett, Idaho, and there he made his home until 1917, when he resumed the practice of law at Emmett, where he is now accorded a large clientage and is also serving as city attorney. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial, yet he never forgets that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. In 1894 and 1895 he served as probate judge of Ada county and he was again called upon for active political service in 1901, when Ada county sent him as its representative in the state senate. He was a member of the upper house in the sixth session of the state legislature and was made a member of the judiciary committee. He has always given his political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly in its principles as factors in good government, and he has therefore worked earnestly to promote its success.
At Blackfoot, Idaho, September 26, 1906, Judge Worthman was married to Miss May L. Scott, a lady most prominently known in educational circles in Idaho, having served for four years as state superintendent of public instruction, from 1903 until 1907. She was born at lola, Kansas, October 10, 1868, a daughter of Daniel H. and Hannah M. (Anderson) Scott, both of whom have passed away. Her father was a veteran of the Union army, having served for four years in the Civil war, entering the service as a drummer boy. In her school days Mrs. Worthman had displayed special aptitude in her studies and after removing to Idaho she became a teacher in the schools of Bingham county. Later she was chosen superintendent of schools for that county and the excellent work which she did in that connection led to her election to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. She has exerted a widely felt influence on the intellectual progress of the state and remains a prominent figure in those social circles where intelligence and true worth are accepted as the passports into good society.
Judge Worthman is a member of the Idaho State Bar Association. He is also well known in fraternal circles, becoming a Knight Templar Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He is past master of Boise Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., is a member of Boise Commandery, K. T., and of Bl Korah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is likewise connected with the Capital City Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and these organizations account him one of their valued representatives. Both Judge and Mrs. Worthman have many Iriends among Idaho's leading citizens and they are exerting a strongly felt influence in the life and thought of Emmett.
Judge Harry S. Worthman, attorney at law, now practicing at Emmett, has aided in shaping the legislative as well as the judicial history of the state. He is now filling the office of city attorney at Emmett and is also accorded a large private practice. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 1866, a son of Samuel and Sarah (Hatfield) Worthman, who were natives of Germany and Ohio respectively. The father was brought to the United States by his parents when but nine years of age and during most of his active life was a merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio. His birth occurred in 1839 and the year 1848 witnessed his arrival in the new world. For about forty years he was a resident of Cincinnati where he passed away July 2, 1889. His wife was born near that city in 1845 and is still in Cincinnati, remaining a widow. There are five living children in her family, all of whom remain in Cincinnati with the exception of Judge Worthman.
Reared in that city, Harry S. Worthman pursued his education in the Hughes high school and then in preparation for a legal career entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated on the 23d of May, 1888. For a year he practiced his profession there and then removed to Ogden, Utah, where he also engaged in law practice for a year. In 1890 he opened an office in Boise, Idaho, where he remained until 1905 with the exception of a period of sixteen months spent in the Philippines—from May, 1898, until September, 1899. He had enlisted for service in the Spanish-American war, holding a commission as first lieutenant of Company H, First Idaho Volunteer Infantry. In 1905 he took up- his abode upon a ranch which he owned three and a half miles from Emmett, Idaho, and there he made his home until 1917, when he resumed the practice of law at Emmett, where he is now accorded a large clientage and is also serving as city attorney. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial, yet he never forgets that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. In 1894 and 1895 he served as probate judge of Ada county and he was again called upon for active political service in 1901, when Ada county sent him as its representative in the state senate. He was a member of the upper house in the sixth session of the state legislature and was made a member of the judiciary committee. He has always given his political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly in its principles as factors in good government, and he has therefore worked earnestly to promote its success.
At Blackfoot, Idaho, September 26, 1906, Judge Worthman was married to Miss May L. Scott, a lady most prominently known in educational circles in Idaho, having served for four years as state superintendent of public instruction, from 1903 until 1907. She was born at lola, Kansas, October 10, 1868, a daughter of Daniel H. and Hannah M. (Anderson) Scott, both of whom have passed away. Her father was a veteran of the Union army, having served for four years in the Civil war, entering the service as a drummer boy. In her school days Mrs. Worthman had displayed special aptitude in her studies and after removing to Idaho she became a teacher in the schools of Bingham county. Later she was chosen superintendent of schools for that county and the excellent work which she did in that connection led to her election to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. She has exerted a widely felt influence on the intellectual progress of the state and remains a prominent figure in those social circles where intelligence and true worth are accepted as the passports into good society.
Judge Worthman is a member of the Idaho State Bar Association. He is also well known in fraternal circles, becoming a Knight Templar Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He is past master of Boise Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., is a member of Boise Commandery, K. T., and of Bl Korah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is likewise connected with the Capital City Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and these organizations account him one of their valued representatives. Both Judge and Mrs. Worthman have many Iriends among Idaho's leading citizens and they are exerting a strongly felt influence in the life and thought of Emmett.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Judge Harry S. Worthman, attorney at law, now practicing at Emmett, has aided in shaping the legislative as well as the judicial history of the state. He is now filling the office of city attorney at Emmett and is also accorded a large private practice. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 1866, a son of Samuel and Sarah (Hatfield) Worthman, who were natives of Germany and Ohio respectively. The father was brought to the United States by his parents when but nine years of age and during most of his active life was a merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio. His birth occurred in 1839 and the year 1848 witnessed his arrival in the new world. For about forty years he was a resident of Cincinnati where he passed away July 2, 1889. His wife was born near that city in 1845 and is still in Cincinnati, remaining a widow. There are five living children in her family, all of whom remain in Cincinnati with the exception of Judge Worthman.
Reared in that city, Harry S. Worthman pursued his education in the Hughes high school and then in preparation for a legal career entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated on the 23d of May, 1888. For a year he practiced his profession there and then removed to Ogden, Utah, where he also engaged in law practice for a year. In 1890 he opened an office in Boise, Idaho, where he remained until 1905 with the exception of a period of sixteen months spent in the Philippines—from May, 1898, until September, 1899. He had enlisted for service in the Spanish-American war, holding a commission as first lieutenant of Company H, First Idaho Volunteer Infantry. In 1905 he took up- his abode upon a ranch which he owned three and a half miles from Emmett, Idaho, and there he made his home until 1917, when he resumed the practice of law at Emmett, where he is now accorded a large clientage and is also serving as city attorney. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial, yet he never forgets that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. In 1894 and 1895 he served as probate judge of Ada county and he was again called upon for active political service in 1901, when Ada county sent him as its representative in the state senate. He was a member of the upper house in the sixth session of the state legislature and was made a member of the judiciary committee. He has always given his political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly in its principles as factors in good government, and he has therefore worked earnestly to promote its success.
At Blackfoot, Idaho, September 26, 1906, Judge Worthman was married to Miss May L. Scott, a lady most prominently known in educational circles in Idaho, having served for four years as state superintendent of public instruction, from 1903 until 1907. She was born at lola, Kansas, October 10, 1868, a daughter of Daniel H. and Hannah M. (Anderson) Scott, both of whom have passed away. Her father was a veteran of the Union army, having served for four years in the Civil war, entering the service as a drummer boy. In her school days Mrs. Worthman had displayed special aptitude in her studies and after removing to Idaho she became a teacher in the schools of Bingham county. Later she was chosen superintendent of schools for that county and the excellent work which she did in that connection led to her election to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. She has exerted a widely felt influence on the intellectual progress of the state and remains a prominent figure in those social circles where intelligence and true worth are accepted as the passports into good society.
Judge Worthman is a member of the Idaho State Bar Association. He is also well known in fraternal circles, becoming a Knight Templar Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He is past master of Boise Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., is a member of Boise Commandery, K. T., and of Bl Korah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is likewise connected with the Capital City Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and these organizations account him one of their valued representatives. Both Judge and Mrs. Worthman have many Iriends among Idaho's leading citizens and they are exerting a strongly felt influence in the life and thought of Emmett.
Judge Harry S. Worthman, attorney at law, now practicing at Emmett, has aided in shaping the legislative as well as the judicial history of the state. He is now filling the office of city attorney at Emmett and is also accorded a large private practice. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 1866, a son of Samuel and Sarah (Hatfield) Worthman, who were natives of Germany and Ohio respectively. The father was brought to the United States by his parents when but nine years of age and during most of his active life was a merchant in Cincinnati, Ohio. His birth occurred in 1839 and the year 1848 witnessed his arrival in the new world. For about forty years he was a resident of Cincinnati where he passed away July 2, 1889. His wife was born near that city in 1845 and is still in Cincinnati, remaining a widow. There are five living children in her family, all of whom remain in Cincinnati with the exception of Judge Worthman.
Reared in that city, Harry S. Worthman pursued his education in the Hughes high school and then in preparation for a legal career entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated on the 23d of May, 1888. For a year he practiced his profession there and then removed to Ogden, Utah, where he also engaged in law practice for a year. In 1890 he opened an office in Boise, Idaho, where he remained until 1905 with the exception of a period of sixteen months spent in the Philippines—from May, 1898, until September, 1899. He had enlisted for service in the Spanish-American war, holding a commission as first lieutenant of Company H, First Idaho Volunteer Infantry. In 1905 he took up- his abode upon a ranch which he owned three and a half miles from Emmett, Idaho, and there he made his home until 1917, when he resumed the practice of law at Emmett, where he is now accorded a large clientage and is also serving as city attorney. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial, yet he never forgets that he owes a still higher allegiance to the majesty of the law. In 1894 and 1895 he served as probate judge of Ada county and he was again called upon for active political service in 1901, when Ada county sent him as its representative in the state senate. He was a member of the upper house in the sixth session of the state legislature and was made a member of the judiciary committee. He has always given his political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly in its principles as factors in good government, and he has therefore worked earnestly to promote its success.
At Blackfoot, Idaho, September 26, 1906, Judge Worthman was married to Miss May L. Scott, a lady most prominently known in educational circles in Idaho, having served for four years as state superintendent of public instruction, from 1903 until 1907. She was born at lola, Kansas, October 10, 1868, a daughter of Daniel H. and Hannah M. (Anderson) Scott, both of whom have passed away. Her father was a veteran of the Union army, having served for four years in the Civil war, entering the service as a drummer boy. In her school days Mrs. Worthman had displayed special aptitude in her studies and after removing to Idaho she became a teacher in the schools of Bingham county. Later she was chosen superintendent of schools for that county and the excellent work which she did in that connection led to her election to the office of state superintendent of public instruction. She has exerted a widely felt influence on the intellectual progress of the state and remains a prominent figure in those social circles where intelligence and true worth are accepted as the passports into good society.
Judge Worthman is a member of the Idaho State Bar Association. He is also well known in fraternal circles, becoming a Knight Templar Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He is past master of Boise Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., is a member of Boise Commandery, K. T., and of Bl Korah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He is likewise connected with the Capital City Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and these organizations account him one of their valued representatives. Both Judge and Mrs. Worthman have many Iriends among Idaho's leading citizens and they are exerting a strongly felt influence in the life and thought of Emmett.
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