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JOHN C. VOORHEES.
Senator Nelson, from a special committee, submitted the following report and moved its adoption:
MR. PRESIDENT—Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions to commemorate the life, character and public services of the Honorable John Crammer Voorhees, late of Anita, Cass County, Iowa, and a former member of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, beg leave to submit the following report:
John Crammer Voorhees was born at White House, New Jersey, May 18, 1865, and died at his home at Anita, Iowa, on November 21st, 1918, at the age of fifty-three. He lived at White House, New Jersey, until sixteen years of age and removed to Anita, Iowa, where he has resided until his death. He was a member of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh General Assemblies.
Besides being a banker he was engaged extensively in farming, operating two large farms near Anita. He was also interested in oil lands in Oklahoma; and had extensive land interest in different parts of the United States. As a business man he made a wonderful success, being reputed the richest man in Cass County. When Mr. Voorhees came to Iowa he had nothing, and went to work and took a great deal of interest in his hardware, implement and furniture business and built up one of the largest businesses of this kind in southwestern Iowa.
On October 1st, 1884, in Atlantic, Iowa, he was united in marriage to Miss Ottumwa E. Gaylord, the Rev. E. S. Hill performing the ceremony. Mrs. Voorhees passed from this world only a few months preceding her husband. They left one son, Leon Voorhees, surviving.
Mr. Voorhees was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Masons, the Elks of Atlantic, and the Chapter and Commandery of Masons in Atlantic. In 1914 he was elected to the state Senate from the Cass-Shelby district. His career in politics was a success. One of his strongest characteristics was his happy, sunny disposition.
Therefore Bt It Resolved, That in his death, the state of Iowa and the nation lost a worthy and upright citizen, an honest able and fearless man and an advocate of all things for the betterment of his country and state, and we hereby extend to the bereaved family and friends, our sincere sympathy, and
Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be printed in the journal of the Senate and that the secretary of the Senate be directed to forward an engrossed copy to the family of the deceased.
J. A. NELSON,
B. J. HORCHEM,
C. W. WHITMORE.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously by a rising vote.