Foster McGowan Voorhees

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  4. History of Voorhees Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine , Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Voorhees Township was named in honor of Foster McGowan Voorhees, the governor of New Jersey who granted the petition for Voorhees to become a separate township on March 3, 1899."
  5. Effross, Harris I. (1982). "Foster McGowan Vorhees" (PDF). In Stellhorn, Paul A.; Birkner, Michael J. (eds.). The Governors of New Jersey 1664-1974: Biographical Essays. New Jersey Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13.
Foster McGowan Voorhees
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30th Governor of New Jersey
In office
Acting
February 1, 1898 October 18, 1898
Political offices
Preceded by President of the New Jersey Senate
1898
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John W. Griggs
Governor
Acting Governor of New Jersey
February 1, 1898 October 18, 1898
Succeeded by
David Ogden Watkins
Acting Governor
Preceded by
David Ogden Watkins
Acting Governor
Governor of New Jersey
January 17, 1899 January 21, 1902
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican Nominee for Governor of New Jersey
1898
Succeeded by