Langworthy, Edward, 1738-1802

Edward Langworthy (1738 – November 2, 1802) was an American Founding Father and teacher who was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia. He signed the Articles of Confederation.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was raised in the Bethesda Orphan House at Savannah and was educated in the school there. He later taught in that same school. Langworthy began working with Georgia's Committee of Safety and was their secretary when they became a revolutionary Council of Safety on December 11, 1775. The Georgia assembly sent him to the Continental Congress in 1777, and he arrived in time to sign the Articles of Confederation. He served in the Congress until 1779.

Langworthy moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1785. He bought a part interest in a newspaper The Maryland Journal & Baltimore Advertiser and became its editor around that time. In 1787, he sold his interest and became an instructor at the Baltimore Academy from 1787 to 1791. He then moved to Elkton, Maryland, where he was engaged in writing a history of Georgia.

In 1795, Langworthy returned to Baltimore and was made the clerk of customs there, a post he held until his death. He died of yellow fever in Baltimore and was buried at the Old Episcopal Church there. The church was torn down in 1891, and details of any re-interment are unknown.