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See also
Elijah
Voorhees Brookshire —
William
H. Deubel —
William
Voorhees Judson —
Frank
M. Rood —
Edith
Voorhees Rupp —
Dan
Voorhees Stephens |
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Voorhees, A. C. —
of New Mexico.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Abram —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Village
president of Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1838-39, 1841-43.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Bert G. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Charles Stewart
(1853-1909) —
also known as Charles S. Voorhees —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., June 4,
1853.
Son of Daniel Wolsey Voorhees.
Lawyer;
Whitman
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-85; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1885-89.
Died in Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash., December
26, 1909 (age 56 years, 205
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Wash.
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Voorhees, Daniel W., Sr. —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey
(1827-1897) —
also known as Daniel W. Voorhees —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Butler
County, Ohio, September
26, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1858-61; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1861-66, 1869-73 (7th District
1861-66, 6th District 1869-73); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1877-97.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 10,
1897 (age 69 years, 196
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Voorhees, Dean S. —
of Fairbury, Livingston
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Voorhees, F. V. D. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1847-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Foster MacGowan
(1856-1927) —
also known as Foster M. Voorhees —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born November
5, 1856.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1888-90; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1894-98; Governor of
New Jersey, 1898, 1899-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1900.
Died June 14,
1927 (age 70 years, 221
days).
Interment at Clinton
Presbyterian Churchyard, Clinton, N.J.
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Voorhees, George M. —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Gilbert P. —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1912;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Harold J., Sr. —
of Wyoming, Kent
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Wyoming, Mich., 1989-92; resigned 1992; defeated, 2005; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 77th District, 1993-96.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2005.
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Voorhees, Henry P. —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, J. H. —
of Andrews, Wood
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 94th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, J. Newton —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1878-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, James L. —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Joanne —
of Grandville, Kent
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 77th District; elected 1998;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Voorhees, John A. —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1846, 1858 (Kings County 1846, Kings County 1st
District 1858).
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, John A. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, John H. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1828.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Joseph H. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1875-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Luke
(1834-1925) —
of Wyoming.
Born in 1834.
Treasurer
of Wyoming Territory.
Died January
16, 1925 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Voorhees, Matt B. —
of Virginia.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Voorhees, Myron
(c.1849-1899) —
of White Lake, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born about 1849.
Farmer;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1898.
Died in 1899
(age about
50 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Voorhees,
Newton See J. Newton
Voorhees |
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Voorhees, Peter —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1842-45.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Peter A. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1867.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Ralph —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1837-38.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Richard M. —
of Coshocton, Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1899-1905, 1909-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Samuel S. —
of Pennsylvania.
U.S. Consul in Pernambuco, 1815.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, Vern (b. 1878) —
of Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in 1878.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1933-34; defeated, 1934.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, William —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
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Voorhees, William B. —
of Roscoe, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1916, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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