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.
Foster McGowan Voorhees | |
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| 30th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office Acting February 1, 1898 – October 18, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Griggs |
| Succeeded by | David Ogden Watkins (acting) |
| In office January 17, 1899 – January 21, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | David Ogden Watkins (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Murphy |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Union County | |
| In office 1894–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick C. Marsh |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Cross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1856 Clinton, New Jersey, United States[1] |
| Died | June 14, 1927 (aged 70) High Bridge, New Jersey, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Rutgers University |
Biography
editVoorhees 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] Voorhees was of Dutch descent.[3]
Legacy
editNew Jersey's Voorhees Township, Voorhees High School, Voorhees dorm at Rutgers and Voorhees State Park, his former farm, are named in his honor.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ New Netherland Institute
- ^ History of Voorhees Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, 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. (eds.). The Governors of New Jersey 1664-1974: Biographical Essays. New Jersey Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13.