Foster McGowan Voorhees (November 5, 1856 – June 14, 1927) was an American
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politician, who served as the 30th
governor of New Jersey
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New Jersey Senate
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from 1895 to 1898. As President of the Senate, he became acting governor briefly in 1898 when John W. Griggs resigned to become the
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and again as an elected governor from 1899 to 1902. He was a New Jersey delegate to the
1900 Republican National Convention
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in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. He died of chronic
myocarditis
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Clinton, New Jersey
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Voorhees High School
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Voorhees State Park
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History
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, his former farm, are named in his honor. History of Voorhees , 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."