Willard Penfield Voorhees

Background

Voorhees, Willard Penfield was born on July 28, 1851 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abraham and Jane (Jarvis) Voorhees.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers College, 1871, Master of Arts, 1874. Doctor of Laws, 1910.

Career

Began practice as attorney, 1874, as counsellor, 1878. Appointed justice Supreme Court of the New Jersey, January 1908. Term expiring 1915. Director New Brunswick Trust Company.

Trustee F. East. Parker Memorial Home, Rutgers College.

Achievements

• Willard Penfield Voorhees has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Sarah Rutgers Neilson, March 15, 1877.

Father:

Abraham Voorhees

Mother:

Jane (Jarvis) Voorhees

Spouse:

Sarah Rutgers Neilson