Gus Sessions Wortham (February 18, 1891 – September 1, 1976), was a businessman and civic leader in Houston, Texas.
He was born on February 18, 1891, in Mexia, Texas, to John Lee Wortham and Fannie Sessions.
[1] He moved with his father to Houston and opened John L. Wortham and Son, an insurance agency.
Eleven years later he founded the American General Insurance Company with Jesse H. Jones, James A. Elkins, and John W.
[1] Wortham served two terms as president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, and he and his wife, Lyndall Finley Wortham, created the Wortham Foundation which supports cultural activities and development of parks in the Houston area.