Hooper C. Van Vorst | |
Order: | 10th judge |
Office: | New York Court of Common Pleas |
Term Start: | 1868 |
Term End: | 1869 |
Nominator: | Gov. Reuben Fenton |
Office2: | Superior Court of the City of New York |
Term Start2: | 1871 |
Term End2: | 1885 |
Birth Date: | December 3, 1817 |
Birth Place: | Schenectady, New York |
Death Date: | October 26, 1889 |
Death Place: | New York City |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Union College |
Hooper Cummings Van Vorst (1817–1889) was a judge in the New York City court system.
Van Vorst was born on December 3, 1817,[1] in Schenectady, New York, to parents of Dutch extraction.[2] He graduated from Union College in 1839.
In 1868, he was appointed to the New York Court of Common Pleas.
In 1871, he was appointed to a 14-year term as a judge on the Superior Court of the City of New York.
Van Vorst died in New York City on October 26, 1889.