Henry Gaither Worthington (February 9, 1828 – July 29, 1909) was the first United States Representative from the State of Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

, serving in Congress during the end of the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 after the Lincoln Administration

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...

 pushed through legislation to grant statehood to the former Territory of Nevada.

Worthington served as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina

United States Ambassador to Argentina

The United States Ambassador to Argentina is the official representative of the President of the United States to the head of state of Argentina....

 June 1868–July 1869 and concurrently as Ambassador to Uruguay

United States Ambassador to Uruguay

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 October 1868–July 1869.

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