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Daniel Spader Voorhees, Jr.
New Jersey State Treasurer
In office
1907–1913
GovernorEdward Casper Stokes
Preceded byFrank Obadiah Briggs
Succeeded byEdward Everett Grosscup
Personal details
Born(1852-08-15)August 15, 1852
Somerville, New Jersey
DiedAugust 12, 1935(1935-08-12) (aged 82)
Morristown, New Jersey
SpouseFrances L. White
Parents
  • Daniel Spader Voorhees, Sr.
  • Mary Louise Compton Doty

Daniel Spader Voorhees, Jr. (August 15, 1852 - August 12, 1935) was the New Jersey State Treasurer from 1907 to 1913. He was the superintendent of Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.[1]

Biography

He was born on August 15, 1852 in Somerville, New Jersey to Daniel Spader Voorhees, Sr. and Mary Louise Compton Doty.[2]

On January 18, 1874 he married Frances L. White (born January 18, 1856). She was the daughter of Margaret and William W. White of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

In 1898 he was elected county clerk of Morris County. The New Jersey Senate convened on February 14, 1907 and appointed him as the New Jersey State Treasurer for a term of three years, to succeed Frank Obadiah Briggs. He started his term on March 1, 1907, and in 1910 was re-elected and served until 1913.[2] He was succeeded by Edward Everett Grosscup.[3]

He died on August 12, 1935 in Morristown, New Jersey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniel S. Voorhees Dies in Hospital, 82. Republican Leader Had Been Official of State Institution at Greystone Park". New York Times. August 12, 1935. Retrieved 2014-08-23. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Henry Cooper Pitney (1914). "Daniel Spader Voorhees". A History of Morris County, New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of Two Centuries, 1710-1913. p. 418. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Grosscup State Treasurer and Hughes Senator". New York Times. January 29, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-16. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)