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Justice Voorhies (other)
Justice Voorhies may refer to: * Albert Voorhies (1829–1913), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * Cornelius Voorhies (1804–1859), associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court See also * John Van Voorhis (judge) John H. Van Voorhis (June 14, 1897 – November 25, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Van Voorhis was born on June 14, 1897, in Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, the son of Eugene Van Voorhis (c.1864–1943) and Allis (Sherm ... (1897-1983), chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals * Henry M. Vories (1810–1876), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * Judge Voorhees (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.''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. He died January 20, 1913, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Lafayette Parish (french: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 241,753, up from 221,578 at the 2010 United States census. The parish seat is ... at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Voorhies
Cornelius Voorhies (July 22, 1804 – July 1, 1859) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853 to April 27, 1859. Voorhies, "of Dutch descent", was born in the state of Louisiana on July 22, 1804. Two sources disagree on his birthplace: ''Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana'', dated to 1913, states that Voorhies was born in Avoyelles Parish, while the ''Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' states that Voorhies' birthplace was Opelousas, in neighboring St. Landry Parish. He served as a district attorney, as a state senator, and as a district judge. He became an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 4, 1853, and served in that position until April 27, 1859, when he retired. Voorhies died in his St. Martinville home on July 1, 1859. His death was mourned by the Lafayette Parish Lafayette Parish (french: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Voorhis (judge)
John H. Van Voorhis (June 14, 1897 – November 25, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician. Life Van Voorhis was born on June 14, 1897, in Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, the son of Eugene Van Voorhis (c.1864–1943) and Allis (Sherman) 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. On June 2, 1928, he married Linda Gale Lyon (ca. 1902-1989), and they had three children. He was Town Attorney of Irondequoit from 1928 to 1933, and in 1936. Career In 1936, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court (7th District), and re-elected in 1950. He sat on the Appellate Division (4th Dept.) from 1947 on. In 1944, he ran on the Republican ticket for the New York Court of Appeals, but was defeated by Democrat Marvin R. Dye. On April 23, 1953, Van Voorhis was appointed by Governor Thomas E. Dewey to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Edmund H. Lewis as Chief J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry M
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |