Nelson H. Van Vorhes

Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byWilliam P. Sprague
Succeeded byGeorge W. Geddes
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Athens County district
In office
December 2, 1850 – January 1, 1854
Serving with H. S. Bundy
Preceded byAnselm T. Holcomb, Joseph K. Will
Succeeded bySamuel B. Pruden
In office
January 7, 1856 – January 1, 1860
Preceded bySamuel B. Pruden
Succeeded byA. B. Monahan
In office
January 3, 1870 – January 4, 1874
Preceded byWilliam P. Johnson
Succeeded byCharles H. Grosvenor
Speaker of the Ohio House
In office
January 1, 1856 – January 3, 1858
Preceded byFrancis C. LeBlond
Succeeded byWilliam Burnham Woods
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874
Preceded byA. J. Cunningham
Succeeded byGeorge L. Converse
Personal details
Born(1822-01-23)January 23, 1822
Washington County, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 4, 1882(1882-12-04) (aged 60)
Athens, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Whig

Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (January 23, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was an American newspaperman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1879.