Albert Voorhies

Albert Voorhies (1829–1913), Louisiana Supreme Court Justice & Lieutenant Governor

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Albert Voorhies (1829 – 1913)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Albert Voorhies 1829-1913 - Ancestry". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.