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. [1] He died January 20, 1913, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at the age of 83 years and 362 days. [2] [3]
Personal life
Voorhies was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, [1] to Cornelius and Marie Cidalise Voorhies. He married Marie Leotand Durand and with her had 6 children. [2] [3]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Albert Voorhies (1829 – 1913)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Albert Voorhies 1829-1913 - Ancestry". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
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