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John Van Voorhis (judge)

John Van Voorhis was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Eugene Van Voorhis and Allis Van Voorhis. He graduated A.B. from Yale College in 1919. He was admitted to the bar in 1922, and commenced the practice of law at Rochester, New York...

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John Van Voorhis (October 22, 1826 Decatur

Decatur, New York

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, Otsego County, New York

Otsego County, New York

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 - October 20, 1905 Rochester

Rochester, New York

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, Monroe County, New York

Monroe County, New York

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) was an American lawyer and politician from New York

New York

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Life

He studied law, was admitted to the bar

Bar (law)

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 in 1851, and commenced practice in Elmira, New York

Elmira, New York

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...

. He was a member of the Board of Education in 1857, was City Attorney of Elmira in 1859.

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

1864 Republican National Convention

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Van Voorhis was elected as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 to the 46th

46th United States Congress

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 and 47th United States Congress

47th United States Congress

The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...

es, 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

53rd United States Congress

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, holding office from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1895. Afterwards he resumed again the practice of law in Rochester.

He was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester

Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester

Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is the United States' first municipal rural cemetery. Situated on 196 acres of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people...

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Judge John Van Voorhis

John Van Voorhis (judge)

John Van Voorhis was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Eugene Van Voorhis and Allis Van Voorhis. He graduated A.B. from Yale College in 1919. He was admitted to the bar in 1922, and commenced the practice of law at Rochester, New York...

, of the New York Court of Appeals

New York Court of Appeals

The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...

, was his grandson.

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