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Born 1855
From History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881), Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908)
EDWIN F. VORIS, Akron, only son of Gen. A. C. Voris, was born in Akron, July 31, 1855. He graduated from the High School in 1872, and entered Buchtel College at its opening, graduating June 30, 1875. In the fall of the same year, he entered the Harvard Law School, and graduated in June, 1877, being admitted to the bar at Cleveland, Ohio, in Oct. 8, of that year. June 8, 1878, he went to St. Louis, and the following month was admitted to the bar in Missouri. He practiced and studied with J. M. & C. H. Krum, of St. Louis, until February 1879, when he returned to Akron, and there associated himself with his ftither, since which time he has continued to practice under the firm name of Voris & Voris. October, 1879, he married Miss Lizzie U. Slade, of Columbus, Ohio.
As printed in History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
EDWIN F. VORIS, a prominent attorney at Akron, senior member of the firm of Voris, Vaughan & Vaughan, with offices in the Dobson Block, was born July 31, 1855, at Akron, and is a son of the late General Alvin C. and Lydia (Allyn) Voris. He was graduated in 1872 from the Akron High School, and in the following September entered Buehtel College, where he was graduated June 30-, 1875. He entered the Harvard Law School at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was graduated there June 27, 1877. Early in the following October he was admitted to the bar at Cleveland, Ohio. He first located for practice at St. Louis, being admitted to the bal* in the state of Missouri, and was associated there with the well known law firm of J. M.‘ and C. IT. Crum, from June 1878, until February, 1879. Upon his return to Akron, he entered into partnership with his father, General Alvin C. Voris, under the firm name of Voids and Voris, which association continued until General Voris was called to the Common Pleas bench. Mr. Edwin F. Voris then entered into partnership with Charles Baird, with whom he practiced about three years. Upon the death of the late John C. Means, Mr. Voris was appointed to fill out the unexpired term as prosecuting attorney, and faithfully and efficiently performed the duties of the office from May, 1886, until January, 1887.
On October 21, 1879, Mr. Voris was married to Lizzie U. Slade, of Columbus, Ohio. Their family numbers five children — Lydia, William S., Elizabeth, Edwin F.,.Jr., and Marion. Politically Mr. Voris is identified with the Republican party, but has never sought political honors. For a number of years 'he was a member of the Akron Board of Education. He is interested in the Sons of Veterans, and was one of the organizers of Camp 27, of that society.
As printed in Centennial history of Summit County, Ohio and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Alvin C. Voris Charles Baird (b. 1853)
Their biographies name Edwin F. Voris: Jacob Adams Kohler (b. 1885) John R. Vaughan (b. 1869)
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