John H. Worst

John H. Worst
4th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
1895–1897
GovernorRoger Allin
Preceded byElmer D. Wallace
Succeeded byJoseph M. Devine
President pro tempore of the
North Dakota Senate
In office
January 3, 1893 – January 8, 1895
Preceded byNahum B. Pinkham
Succeeded byJohn E. Haggart
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 26th district
In office
November 19, 1889 – January 8, 1895
Preceded byNone (office established)
Succeeded byJohn H. Wishek
Personal details
Born
John Henry Worst

(1850-12-23)December 23, 1850
Ashland County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 1945(1945-09-25) (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Occupationeducator, academic administrator

John Henry Worst (December 23, 1850 – September 25, 1945) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician and school administrator. He served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota (1895-1897) under Governor Roger Allin. Worst also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1889 to 1894.[1][2][3]

Worst has also involved in education. In the 1880s, he was elected superintendent of schools for Emmons County and served in that role for six years.[4] He served as the president of the North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University) from 1895 to 1916.[4]

Worst served as the Commissioner of Immigration for North Dakota from 1919 to 1923.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 1989
  2. ^ "Death Claims Dr. John H. Worst". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1945. p. 26. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "North Dakota Blue Book". 1919.
  4. ^ a b c "NDSU Presidents | NDSU Archives". library.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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