Albert Voorhies

Albert Voorhies (January 23, 1829 – January 20, 1913) was the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He was Lieutenant Governor under James Madison Wells from March 4, 1865 – June 3, 1867. He was a pro-slavery Southern Democrat and often at odds with the pro-suffrage, anti-slavery, Radical Republican Wells. He also found a career in justice and worked his way up to the Louisiana Supreme Court, where he succeeded his father, Cornelius Voorhies, and served from April 1859 to April 1865.[1] He died January 20, 1913 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at the age of 83 years and 362 days.[2][3]

Personal life

Voorhies was born in St. Francisville, Louisiana,[1] to Cornelius and Marie Cidalise Voorhies. He married Marie Leotand Durand and with her had 6 children.[2][3]

References
  1. Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 119.
  2. "Albert Voorhies (1829 – 1913)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. "Albert Voorhies 1829-1913 - Ancestry". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
Political offices
Preceded by
James M. Wells		 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
1865–1866		 Succeeded by
Oscar J. Dunn
Preceded by
Cornelius Voorhies		 Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1859–1865		 Succeeded by
John Henry Ilsley


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