Daniel Wolsey Voorhees was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during the American Civil War. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1827, Liberty Township, OH
Died: April 10, 1897 (age 69 years), Washington, D.C.
Party: Democratic Party
Previous offices: Senator, IN (1877–1897), Representative (1869–1873), and Representative (1861–1866)
Children: Charles Stewart Voorhees and James Paxton Voorhees
Education: DePauw University