Famous People with Name Worton

Harry Worton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry Worton: was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1985, as a member of the Liberal Party.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1955 provincial election, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative William Hamilton by 1,968 votes in Wellington South. Worton's election occurred against the backdrop of a landslide victory by the Progressive Conservatives, and was a reflection of his personal popularity. He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977 and 1981, and all of his victories after from 1971 on were by landslide margins. Worton served his entire legislative career as an opposition member, and retired in 1985. Ironically, the Liberal Party was able to form a minority government after the 1985 election.