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About Charles Stewart Voorhees, U.S. Congress
Charles Stewart Voorhees
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Voorhees, (a son of U.S. Senator Daniel Wolsey Voorhees), was a delegate from the Territory of Washington; born in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana on June 4, 1853; attended Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, and was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., June 26, 1873; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Ind.; moved to the Territory of Washington in 1882 and settled in Colfax; prosecuting attorney for Whitman County 1882-1885; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1889); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888; resumed the practice of law in Colfax, Wash.; moved to Spokane, Wash., and continued the practice of law until his death there December 26, 1909; interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Charles Stewart Voorhees, U.S. Congress's Timeline
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June 4, 1853
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Covington, Fountain County, Indiana, United States
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December 26, 1909
Age 56
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Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States
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Greenwood Memorial Terrace, 211 North Government Way, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, 99224, United States
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