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.
^"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 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). (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.
foster, mcgowan, voorhees, november, 1856, june, 1927, american, republican, party, politician, served, 30th, governor, jersey, from, 1899, 1902, 30th, governor, jerseyin, office, actingfebruary, 1898, october, 1898preceded, byjohn, griggssucceeded, bydavid, o. 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 Voorhees30th Governor of New JerseyIn office ActingFebruary 1 1898 October 18 1898Preceded byJohn W GriggsSucceeded byDavid Ogden Watkins acting In office January 17 1899 January 21 1902Preceded byDavid Ogden Watkins acting Succeeded byFranklin MurphyMember of the New Jersey Senatefrom Union CountyIn office 1894 1899Preceded byFrederick C MarshSucceeded byJoseph CrossPersonal detailsBorn 1856 11 05 November 5 1856Clinton New Jersey United States 1 DiedJune 14 1927 1927 06 14 aged 70 High Bridge New Jersey United StatesPolitical partyRepublicanEducationRutgers University Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography 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 EditList of governors of New JerseyReferences 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 External links EditBiography of Foster MacGowan Voorhees PDF New Jersey State Library Political Graveyard biography Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Foster M VoorheesPolitical officesPreceded byRobert Williams President of the New Jersey Senate1898 Succeeded byWilliam H SkirmPreceded byJohn W Griggs Governor Acting Governor of New JerseyFebruary 1 1898 October 18 1898 Succeeded byDavid Ogden Watkins Acting GovernorPreceded byDavid Ogden Watkins Acting Governor Governor of New JerseyJanuary 17 1899 January 21 1902 Succeeded byFranklin MurphyParty political officesPreceded byJohn W Griggs Republican Nominee for Governor of New Jersey1898 Succeeded byFranklin Murphy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foster McGowan Voorhees amp oldid 1124026716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
