| Charles D. Worthington | |
| Office: | Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 2nd Legislative District |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1974 |
| Term End: | December 31, 1975 |
| Predecessor: | District created |
| Successor: | Howard Kupperman |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Brigantine, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Peggy |
| Children: | 4 |
Charles D. Worthington (April 12, 1928 – December 31, 1999) was an American politician from the state of New Jersey. He served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 2nd Legislative District from 1974 to 1975.[1] [2] He also became the first County Executive of Atlantic County in November 1975, briefly serving in both positions at the same time.[3] Worthington won his reelection bid for County Executive in 1979.
Worthington was born in Philadelphia in 1928. He received a bachelor's degree from West Chester State College and a master's degree from Rutgers University.[4] He worked as a high school English teacher and a guidance counselor at Pleasantville High School.[4]
Worthington and his wife, Peggy, had four children.[4] He died from liver cancer at his home in Brigantine, New Jersey, on December 31, 1999, at the age of 71.[4] [5]