Foster McGowan Voorhees

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
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	(1856-11-05)November 5, 1856 Clinton, New Jersey, United States[1]
Died	June 14, 1927(1927-06-14) (aged 70) High Bridge, New Jersey, United States
Political party	Republican
Education	Rutgers University

Biography

Voorhees 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

New 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

• List of governors of New Jersey