Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

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Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.

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Ralph Voorhees (1835–1907) and his wife Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees were philanthropists whose charitable gifts supported education, including the founding of Voorhees College and major donations to Rutgers and several American colleges.

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Jerry Voorhis (1901–1984) was a Democratic congressman from California who served from 1937 to 1947, known for supporting New Deal policies and for losing his seat to Richard Nixon in the highly contested 1946 election.

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Daniel Van Voorhis (1878–1956) was a United States Army lieutenant general and pioneer of modern mechanized warfare whose leadership helped shape the development of the Army’s armored forces before and during World War II.

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Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852–1927) was an Ohio lawyer, banker, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1905 before returning to banking and civic leadership in Zanesville.

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David William Voorhees (b. 1947) is an American historian and documentary editor whose scholarship on New Netherland and Dutch America includes leadership roles with the Jacob Leisler Institute and the Holland Society’s journal De Halve Maen.

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Ralph Whitaker Voorhees (1926–2013) was a Rutgers graduate, civic leader, and philanthropist whose work supported education, healthcare, and community development, especially at Rutgers University, where several programs and landmarks were established in his family’s name.

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Tracy S. Voorhees (1890–1974) was an American lawyer, military officer, and public administrator who served as U.S. Under Secretary of the Army and later advised the Defense Department while remaining active in Rutgers University leadership.

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Foster M. Voorhees (1856–1927) was a Republican lawyer and politician who served as the 30th governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902 after earlier service in the New Jersey Senate.

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Charles Stewart Voorhees was an Indiana-born lawyer and Democratic politician who represented Washington Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889 before returning to private legal practice.

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Daniel W. Voorhees (1827–1897) was an Indiana lawyer and Democratic statesman who served in both the U.S. House and Senate, representing Indiana in Congress for thirty-six years and becoming one of the state’s best-known nineteenth-century political figures.

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Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), known as Captain Beefheart, was an American experimental rock musician and visual artist who led The Magic Band. After a prolific recording career from 1965–1982, he retired from music to pursue painting.

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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose pioneering work in quantum magnetism and electron behavior in solids helped establish the modern theory of magnetism.

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John Monroe Van Vleck was an American astronomer and mathematician who taught at Wesleyan University for decades and began the Van Vleck academic dynasty that later included Nobel Prize–winning physicist John Hasbrouck Van Vleck.

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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose pioneering work in quantum magnetism and electron behavior in solids helped establish the modern theory of magnetism.

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Jan Vigne was among the earliest Europeans born in New Netherland, likely in 1624. The son of Huguenot immigrants, he later became a brewer, landowner, and civic official in New Amsterdam.

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Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.

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Ralph Voorhees (1835–1907) and his wife Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees were philanthropists whose charitable gifts supported education, including the founding of Voorhees College and major donations to Rutgers and several American colleges.

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Jerry Voorhis (1901–1984) was a Democratic congressman from California who served from 1937 to 1947, known for supporting New Deal policies and for losing his seat to Richard Nixon in the highly contested 1946 election.

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Daniel Van Voorhis (1878–1956) was a United States Army lieutenant general and pioneer of modern mechanized warfare whose leadership helped shape the development of the Army’s armored forces before and during World War II.

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Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852–1927) was an Ohio lawyer, banker, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1905 before returning to banking and civic leadership in Zanesville.

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David William Voorhees (b. 1947) is an American historian and documentary editor whose scholarship on New Netherland and Dutch America includes leadership roles with the Jacob Leisler Institute and the Holland Society’s journal De Halve Maen.

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Ralph Whitaker Voorhees (1926–2013) was a Rutgers graduate, civic leader, and philanthropist whose work supported education, healthcare, and community development, especially at Rutgers University, where several programs and landmarks were established in his family’s name.

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Tracy S. Voorhees (1890–1974) was an American lawyer, military officer, and public administrator who served as U.S. Under Secretary of the Army and later advised the Defense Department while remaining active in Rutgers University leadership.

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Foster M. Voorhees (1856–1927) was a Republican lawyer and politician who served as the 30th governor of New Jersey from 1899 to 1902 after earlier service in the New Jersey Senate.

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Charles Stewart Voorhees was an Indiana-born lawyer and Democratic politician who represented Washington Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1885 to 1889 before returning to private legal practice.

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Daniel W. Voorhees (1827–1897) was an Indiana lawyer and Democratic statesman who served in both the U.S. House and Senate, representing Indiana in Congress for thirty-six years and becoming one of the state’s best-known nineteenth-century political figures.

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Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), known as Captain Beefheart, was an American experimental rock musician and visual artist who led The Magic Band. After a prolific recording career from 1965–1982, he retired from music to pursue painting.

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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose pioneering work in quantum magnetism and electron behavior in solids helped establish the modern theory of magnetism.

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John Monroe Van Vleck was an American astronomer and mathematician who taught at Wesleyan University for decades and began the Van Vleck academic dynasty that later included Nobel Prize–winning physicist John Hasbrouck Van Vleck.

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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck was an American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose pioneering work in quantum magnetism and electron behavior in solids helped establish the modern theory of magnetism.

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Jan Vigne was among the earliest Europeans born in New Netherland, likely in 1624. The son of Huguenot immigrants, he later became a brewer, landowner, and civic official in New Amsterdam.

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About New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

About New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.