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Voorhees, Daniel Wolsey 1827-1897
Legislator; born in Liberty, O., Sept. 26, 1827; graduated at Indiana (now De Pauw) University in 1849; admitted to the bar and began practice in Covington, Ind., in 1851; was United States district attorney for Indiana in 1859-61; member of Congress in 1861-66 and 1869-73; and United States Senator from Indiana in 1877-97.
During his services in the Senate he was a member of the committees on elections, appropriations, finance, immigration, library, and international expositions.
Because of his tall, erect figure he was named The tall Sycamore of the Wabash.
He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1897.