Background
Voorhis, Charles Brown was born on March 13, 1870 in Olathe, Kansas, United States. Son of Aurelius Lyman and Levisa Ann (Brown) Voorhis.
Voorhis, Charles Brown was born on March 13, 1870 in Olathe, Kansas, United States. Son of Aurelius Lyman and Levisa Ann (Brown) Voorhis.
Preparatory education, Racine (Wisconsin) College Grammar School. Student of University of Kansas, 1887-1891.
Became cashier Waddell Investment Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1895. In retail hardware and implement business, Ottawa, Kansas, 1899-1908. Manager Kingman Plow Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Kansas City, 1908-1913.
Vice-president and sales manager Oakland Motor Carolina Company, Pontiac, Michigan, 1913-1916.
Vice-president and sales director Nash Motors Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1916-1923. Member board directors Los Angeles Branch Federal Reserve Bank, 1930-1936, chairman board, 1935-1936.
Builder and endower with wife of Voorhis School for Homeless Boys, near San Dimas, California. Made gift of school, including 150 acres, buildings and equipment, to State of California, for California Polytechnic School, Voorhis Unit,” 1938.
Associate California Institute of Technology since 1928.
Member Sigma Chirurgical; Clubs: University, Valley Hunt, Twilight, Annandale Golf.
Married Ella Ward Smith, December 26, 1895. Children: Horace Jeremiah, Virginia Jean.