John Van Voorhis

John Van Voorhis (October 22, 1826 – October 20, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

This article is about the U.S. Representative. For the judge, see John Van Voorhis (judge).
John Van Voorhis
Congressman John Van Voorhis of New York
Born(1826-10-22)October 22, 1826
Decatur, New York
DiedOctober 20, 1905(1905-10-20) (aged 78)
Rochester, New York
OccupationLawyer and Politician
Spouse(s)Galusha
Children
  • Eugene
  • Charles
  • Arthur
  • Norman
  • Louise
  • Marguerite
Parent(s)John Van Voorhis
RelativesJohn Van Voorhis (grandson, through son, Eugene)

Early life

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1851, and commenced practice in Elmira, New York. He was a member of the Board of Education in 1857, was City Attorney of Elmira in 1859.

Career

He was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the 28th District of New York and held that office from September 1, 1862, to March 31, 1863. He was a delegate to the 1864 Republican National Convention.

Van Voorhis was elected as a Republican to the 46th and 47th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1883. He was Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (47th Congress). Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Rochester.

He was elected to the 53rd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895. Afterwards he resumed again the practice of law in Rochester.

Personal life

Through his son Eugene, a lawyer in Rochester, NY, his grandson was Judge John Van Voorhis, of the New York Court of Appeals. The Judge's son was also named Eugene, (Hotchkiss 1951, Yale '55, Yale Law ‘58),[1]

He was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester.

References
  1. Branch, Mark Alden (October 2002). "A Firm Foundation: How does an ever-changing cast of undergraduates keep an educational program for New Haven schoolchildren going for 50 years? For the Ulysses S. Grant Foundation, the answer is adaptability". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Elizur K. Hart		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 30th congressional district
1879 - 1883		 Succeeded by
Halbert S. Greenleaf
Preceded by
James Wolcott Wadsworth		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 31st congressional district
1893 - 1895		 Succeeded by
Henry C. Brewster


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