Albert Voorhies
Albert Voorhies (January 23, 1829 – January 20, 1913) was the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.[1] He was Lieutenant Governor under James Madison Wells from March 4, 1865 – June 3, 1867.[2] 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.[3] He died January 20, 1913 in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana at the age of 83 years and 362 days.[4]
Personal life
Voorhies was born to Cornelius and Marie Cidalise Voorhies. He married Marie Leotand Durand and with her had 6 children, Cornelius Arthur, Paul Emile, Charles Gaston, Joseph William, Henri Louis, and the lone daughter Marie Laurence.[5]
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