William Henry Worth was born in 1839 in Guilford County, N.C. He was a faithful member of the Society of Friends and was educated at New Garden Boarding School (Guilford College). As a Quaker, he refused to participate in the Civil War, and in 1864 he left North Carolina to live in Indiana and Ohio. Returning to North Carolina, Worth served as tax assessor for the 3rd District from 1866 to 1869. Worth also owned a farm near Kinston in Lenoir County for nineteen years and in 1889 became state business agent for the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance. As a Populist, Worth was elected state treasurer in 1894, a post he held for six years.
From the description of William H. Worth papers, 1867-1869, 1885 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 611542663
