c.1822-c1965, cotton spinner, manufacturer and merchant, Salford.

The Langworthy brothers were from a merchant Somerset family based in London. George Langworthy & Co. was established around 1822, and is listed in Pigot's trade directory for Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Derbyshire in 1828-29 as a manufacturer of and dealer in cotton goods and as a linen manufacturer, based at 3 Church Street, Manchester. George was joined by his brother Edward Ryley Langworthy in 1840, creating Langworthy Brothers & Co. Ltd. based in Salford at Greengate Mill on the banks of the River Irwell.

Edward retired from the company in 1870. Langworthy Brothers & Co. Ltd is listed in Kelly's (Slater's) Directory of Manchester Salford and Stretford in 1965, but does not appear in the 1969 edition.