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