Nelson H. Van Vorhes
| Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | William P. Sprague |
| Succeeded by | George W. Geddes |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Athens County district |
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In office December 2, 1850 – January 1, 1854 Serving with H. S. Bundy |
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| Preceded by | Anselm T. Holcomb, Joseph K. Will |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Pruden |
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In office January 7, 1856 – January 1, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel B. Pruden |
| Succeeded by | A. B. Monahan |
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In office January 3, 1870 – January 4, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | William P. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Grosvenor |
| Speaker of the Ohio House | |
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In office January 1, 1856 – January 3, 1858 |
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| Preceded by | Francis C. LeBlond |
| Succeeded by | William Burnham Woods |
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In office January 1, 1872 – January 4, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | A. J. Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | George L. Converse |
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January 23, 1822 Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 4, 1882 (aged 60) Athens, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations |
Whig |
Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (January 23, 1822 – December 4, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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.
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.
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