Foster McGowan Voorhees
| Foster McGowan Voorhees | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 30th Governor of New Jersey | |
|
In office January 17, 1899 – January 21, 1902 | |
| Preceded by |
David Ogden Watkins Acting Governor |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Murphy |
| Acting Governor of New Jersey | |
|
In office February 1, 1898 – October 18, 1898 | |
| Preceded by |
John W. Griggs Governor |
| Succeeded by |
David Ogden Watkins Acting Governor |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
|
In office 1895-1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 5, 1856 Clinton, New Jersey[1] |
| Died |
June 14, 1927 (aged 70) High Bridge, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
Foster McGowan Voorhees (November 5, 1856 – June 14, 1927) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 30th Governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902.
Biography
Voorhees represented Union County in the New Jersey Senate from 1895 to 1898. As President of the Senate, he became acting governor briefly in 1898 when John W. Griggs resigned to become the Attorney General of the United States and again as an elected governor from 1899 to 1902. He was a New Jersey delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of chronic myocarditis on his farm in High Bridge, New Jersey and was interred at Riverside Cemetery in Clinton, New Jersey.[2]
Legacy
New Jersey's Voorhees Township, Voorhees High School, Voorhees dorm at Rutgers and Voorhees State Park, his former farm, are named in his honor.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "New Jersey Governor Foster McGowan Voorhees". National Governors Association. Retrieved Aug 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Foster Voorhees, Ex-governor, Dead. Was Chief Executive Of New Jersey During Spanish American War. Factor In Political Upset Largety Responsible For Grlggs's Election As First Republican Governor in 20 Years". The New York Times. June 15, 1927. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ History of Voorhees, Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Voorhees Township was named in honor of Foster McGowan Voorhees, the governor of New Jersey who granted the petition for Voorhees to become a separate township on March 3, 1899."
- ↑ Effross, Harris I. (1982). "Foster McGowan Vorhees" (PDF). In Stellhorn, Paul A.; Birkner, Michael J. The Governors of New Jersey 1664-1974: Biographical Essays. New Jersey Historical Commission.
External links
- Biography of Foster MacGowan Voorhees (PDF), New Jersey State Library
- Political Graveyard biography
- Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Foster M. Voorhees
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Williams |
President of the New Jersey Senate 1898 |
Succeeded by William H. Skirm |
| Preceded by John W. Griggs Governor |
Acting Governor of New Jersey February 1, 1898 – October 18, 1898 |
Succeeded by David Ogden Watkins Acting Governor |
| Preceded by David Ogden Watkins Acting Governor |
Governor of New Jersey January 17, 1899 – January 21, 1902 |
Succeeded by Franklin Murphy |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by John W. Griggs |
Republican Nominee for Governor of New Jersey 1898 |
Succeeded by Franklin Murphy |
| ||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.