Charles Campbell Worthington

Charles Campbell Worthington, or C.C. Worthington, (January 1854 – October 1944) was an American industrialist whose efforts were in part responsible for the foundation of the Professional Golfers Association. He invented the first commercially successful gang lawnmower for fairway maintenance. Early life Charles Campbell Worthington was born in Brooklyn, New York in January 1854, son of Sara Newton and Henry Rossiter Worthington. His father had invented the first direct-acting steam pump in 1840. He graduated from the School of Mines at Columbia University. Career After graduating from Columbia, he entered the family business, eventually taking over the Worthington Company upon his father's death in 1880.