Richard Leigh Wentworth

Background

Wentworth, Richard Leigh was born on July 6, 1930 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Leigh Mayhew and Yvonne Regina (Wilcott) Wentworth.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1956.

Career

Editorial assistant, U. Oklahoma Press, 1957-1958; assistant editor, University of Wisconsin Press, 1958-1959; manager sales and promotion, Louisiana State University Press, 1959-1962; assistant director, Louisiana State University Press, 1962-1963; director, Louisiana State University Press, 1963-1970; associate director, editor, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1970-1979; director, University of Illinois Press, since 1979.

Achievements

• Richard Leigh Wentworth has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Air Force, 1948-1952. Member Association American University Presses (director 1966, 77-79), Organisation American Historians, Illinois History Association, Abraham Lincoln Association.

Connections

Married Marlene McClenning, June 9, 1950. Children— Douglas, John, Elizabeth, James.

Father:

Leigh Mayhew Wentworth

Mother:

Yvonne Regina (Wilcott) Wentworth

Spouse:

Marlene McClenning

child:

John Wentworth

child:

Douglas Wentworth

child:

James Wentworth

child:

Elizabeth Wentworth