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Voorhis, Charles Henry
(1833-1896) —
also known as Charles H. Voorhis —
of New Jersey.
Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus), Bergen
County, N.J., March 13,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81.
Indicted
in 1881 for bank
fraud over his actions as president of two banks, which later
became insolvent; tried and
found not guilty.
Fearing oncoming total blindness, he committed suicide
by gunshot,
in his office in
the Davidson Building, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 15,
1896 (age 63 years, 33
days).
Original interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.; reinterment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
|
| | Voorhis, H.
'Jerry' See Horace Jeremiah
Voorhis |
| |
Voorhis, Henry H., Jr. —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1848-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Voorhis, Horace Jeremiah
(1901-1984) —
also known as H. 'Jerry' Voorhis —
of San Dimas, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ottawa, Franklin
County, Kan., April 6,
1901.
Democrat. Candidate for California
state assembly, 1934; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1937-47; defeated,
1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of emphysema,
at Claremont Manor retirement
home, Claremont, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
11, 1984 (age 83 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
|
| | Voorhis,
Jerry See Horace Jeremiah
Voorhis |
| |
Voorhis, Jesse O. —
of Long Island (unknown
county), N.Y.
Independence League candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voorhis, Peter —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1798-99.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | VORIS:
See also
Voris
Auten —
Frederick
Voris Follmer —
William
Voris Gregory —
Alvin
Olin King —
Frank
Connell Zehrung |
| |
Voris, Alvin C. —
of Summit
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Summit County, 1873.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voris, Eleanor —
Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Voris, James —
of Michigan.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 102nd District, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Voris, Jennifer —
of Brown
County, Ind.
Republican. Chair of
Brown County Republican Party, 2011.
Female.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Voris, Joseph —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voris, Louis —
of Neoga, Cumberland
County, Ill.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voris, S. E. —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voris, Steven Alberts —
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Utah 2nd District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Vorys, Arthur I. —
of Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vorys, Arthur I. —
of Gahanna, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Vorys, John Martin
(1896-1968) —
also known as John M. Vorys —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, June 16,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Ohio state
senate, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1939-59.
Died in 1968
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
|
| | VOSBURGH:
See also
Frederick
Dozier Gardner —
Joseph
P. Howe —
Barent
Van Buren |
| |
Vosburgh, Charles D. —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vosburgh, Edward —
of Vail Mills, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vosburgh, Francis W. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1875.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vosburgh, Harry W. —
of Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vosburgh, John S. —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vosburgh, Paul N. —
of Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Vosburgh, Peter I. —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1796-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | VOSE:
See also
Edward
Vose Babcock —
Herbert
Parker —
Frederick
Vose Walpole |
| |
Vose, Frederick —
of Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 8th District, 1847-49.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vose, George —
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1940, 1942.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vose, George R. —
America First candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vose, John —
of Atkinson, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1816-17.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vose, Richard H.
(1803-1864) —
of Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born November
8, 1803.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Maine, 1839 (member,
Balloting Committee); Governor of
Maine, 1841.
Died January
19, 1864 (age 60 years, 72
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vose, Roger (1763-1841) —
of Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
24, 1763.
Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 10th District, 1809-11, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1818; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1818-20.
Died in Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., October
26, 1841 (age 78 years, 244
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Walpole, N.H.
|
| | VOSS:
See also
Bill
Nation —
Volney
Voss Whittington |
| |
Voss, Charles Lee —
of Monmouth, Polk
County, Ore.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oregon, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Voss, G. H. —
of Indiana.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voss, George A. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1907-09.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voss, George R. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voss, George W. —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Voss, Glenn L. —
of Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voss, Grace —
of Basin, Big Horn
County, Wyo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| | Voss, Harm
See J. Harm Voss |
| |
Voss, J. Harm —
of Downs, Osborne
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Voss, James —
of Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Voss, John C. —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Voss, John D. —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,
1952;
member of Wisconsin
Democratic State Central Committee, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Voss, Joseph H. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Voss, Lewis —
of Michigan.
Tax Cut candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Voss, Nancy —
of Denton, Caroline
County, Md.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Voss, Roberta —
of Glendale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Elected Arizona
state house of representatives 19th District 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| | VREELAND:
See also
Francis
Vreeland Dobbins —
Vreeland
H. Youngman |
| |
Vreeland, Albert Lincoln
(1901-1975) —
also known as Albert L. Vreeland —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 2,
1901.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1939-43; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1975 (age 73 years, 305
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
|
| |
Vreeland, C. T. —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vreeland, Edward Butterfield
(1856-1936) —
also known as Edward B. Vreeland —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1913 (34th District 1899-1903,
37th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
|
| |
Vreeland, Frederick (b.
1927) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1927.
U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-93.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Vreeland, G. F. —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor of
Summit, N.J.; elected 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vreeland, Jacob M. —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vreeland, James P., Jr. —
of Towaco, Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1972;
member of New Jersey
state senate 24th District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
|
| |
Vreeland, John B. (b.
1852) —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
30, 1852.
Son of George W. Vreeland and Sarah M. Vreeland.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Morris County, 1896-98; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1903-13.
Dutch
and English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of George W. Vreeland and Sarah M. Vreeland; married, December
18, 1878, to Ida A. Piotrowski; married, June 2,
1897, to Ida King Smith. |
|
| |
Vreeland, John W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vreeland, Michael J. —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1861-62.
Burial
location unknown.
|
 |
Vreeland, Robert E. (b.
1854) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Montour, Tama
County, Iowa, December
27, 1854.
Republican. Clothing
merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
| |  |
Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
|
| |
Vreeland, Thomas B. —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vreeland, Vic —
of Texas.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 14th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Vroom, Charlie N. (b.
1854) —
Born in New
Brunswick, 1854.
Not U.S. citizen; farmer;
justice of the peace; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1895-1914; U.S. Vice Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vroom, Garrett Dorset Wall (b.
1843) —
also known as Garrett D. W. Vroom —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., December
17, 1843.
Son of Peter Dumont Vroom, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1881-84.
Dutch
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vroom, Peter D. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1790-91,
1794-96, 1811-13.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vroom, Peter Dumont, Jr.
(1791-1873) —
also known as Peter D. Vroom —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Hillsborough, Somerset
County, N.J., December
12, 1791.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1826-27,
1829; Governor of
New Jersey, 1829-32, 1833-36; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1839-41; delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844; U.S. Minister
to Prussia, 1853-57.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
18, 1873 (age 81 years, 341
days).
Interment at First
Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
|
| | VROOMAN:
See also
Jelles
Fonda —
Adam
Mattice |
| |
Vrooman, Barent H. —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1817-18.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vrooman, Carl (1872-1966) —
of Illinois.
Born October
25, 1872.
Democrat. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1946, 1948.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
|
| |
Vrooman, David V. —
U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1977-78.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
Vrooman, Mrs. F. E. —
of St. Francis, Anoka
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vrooman, Isaac —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1779-82.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vrooman, John S. —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vrooman, Lawrence —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1813-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Vrooman, Lillian —
of near Anoka, Anoka
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Vrooman, Peter —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1777-79, 1785-87; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albany
County, 1788.
Burial
location unknown.
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