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He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1858 to the [[36th United States Congress|Thirty-sixth]] Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1858 to the [[36th United States Congress|Thirty-sixth]] Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.
He entered the [[Union Army]] as a [[private (rank)|private]] in 1861 and was mustered out as [[colonel]] of the [[92nd Ohio Infantry]] in the Summer of 1863, when his health failed. His father was: [[Abraham Van Vorhes]] who also served in the [[Ohio General Assembly and Minnesota Territorial Legislature and his brother was; [[Andrew J. Van Vorhes]] who served in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Athens County, Ohio And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta etc. |last=Walker |first=Charles M |year=1869 |publisher =Robert Clarke & Co |page=305 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o3YFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA305}} </ref>
He entered the [[Union Army]] as a [[private (rank)|private]] in 1861 and was mustered out as [[colonel]] of the [[92nd Ohio Infantry]] in the Summer of 1863, when his health failed. His father was: [[Abraham Van Vorhes]] who also served in the [[Ohio General Assembly]] and Minnesota Territorial Legislature and his brother was; [[Andrew J. Van Vorhes]] who served in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Athens County, Ohio And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta etc. |last=Walker |first=Charles M |year=1869 |publisher =Robert Clarke & Co |page=305 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=o3YFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA305}} </ref>


Van Vorhes was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[44th United States Congress|Forty-fourth]] and [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]] Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879).
Van Vorhes was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[44th United States Congress|Forty-fourth]] and [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]] Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879).
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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 a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Van Vorhes moved to Athens County, Ohio, in 1832 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. Apprenticed to a printer for six years. He was editor and proprietor of The Athens Messenger 1844-1861. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1850-1872 and served four years as speaker.

Lost election for Ohio Secretary of State as a Whig in 1853. Van Vorhes was elected probate judge in 1854, but resigned. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. He entered the Union Army as a private in 1861 and was mustered out as colonel of the 92nd Ohio Infantry in the Summer of 1863, when his health failed. His father was: Abraham Van Vorhes who also served in the Ohio General Assembly and Minnesota Territorial Legislature and his brother was; Andrew J. Van Vorhes who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]

Van Vorhes was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress. He died in Athens, Ohio, December 4, 1882 and was interred in West Union Street Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Walker, Charles M (1869). History of Athens County, Ohio And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta etc. Robert Clarke & Co. p. 305.

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