Harold Van Buren Voorhis (January 3, 1894 – May 23, 1983) was a chemist, noted Masonic author, and executive at Macoy Publishers and Masonic Supply Company.

Harold Van Buren Voorhis 1977

Education and career

Harold was born January 3, 1894, to Thomas Voorhis, Jr. (1864-1941)[1] and Mary Peck Bates (1868-1962)[2] at Rector Place, Red Bank, New Jersey. He attended Red Bank High School, graduating in 1912. He attended Cooper Union College from 1912–13 and Columbia University Teachers Extension from 1913–16.

He worked as a chemist at Bull & Roberts, in New York, NY from 1912–20, and returned there later for a succession of positions starting in 1943: secretary-treasurer (1943–59); assistant to the president (1962); and consultant (1963–67). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I from January 1, 1917, to February 13, 1919. He later became vice president of Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. from 1946–70.

He was an early amateur radio hobbyist, joining the Radio League of America[3] in its first year, 1915, and American Radio Relay League in 1922, eight years after its founding.

He married first Lucille Marie Hottendorf[4] on July 2, 1932, in Elkton, Maryland and second Ethel Rita Landau (1914-1988) on October 20, 1953, in New York, New York.

Masonic career

He was Worshipful Master of Mystic Brotherhood Lodge 21, F. & A. M. of Red Bank, NJ in 1937, and served in many other capacities in many other Masonic groups.

Selected writings

References

  1. ^ Thomas Voorhis, Jr. (Sept. 27, 1864 - 1941)
  2. ^ Mary Peck Bates (Sept. 10, 1868 - Feb. 12, 1962) - Mary and Thomas were married on April 18, 1887 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.
  3. ^ "The Radio League of America". The Electrical Experimenter. December 1915. pp. 381–385. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ^ Lucille Marie (or Maria) Hottendorf was born about 1910. On September 1, 1939, she married Chester Arthur Lingle (Oct. 19, 1916 - June 15, 1993) while she was still married to Harold V. B. Voorhis, which resulted in Harold having the court terminate his marriage with Lucille in 1940. Lucille was a daughter of John Henry Carl Hottendorf (October 1872-1936), a German immigrant, and Johannah Susannah Ahlgren (March 8, 1891 - Dec. 31, 1955), who was born in Sawyers Bar, Liberty Township, Siskiyou County, California. Johannah's parents were Finnish immigrants named Abraham Engelbert Ahlgren, Sr. (March 1, 1851 - June 17, 1913) and Maria Louise Wahlroos (Sept. 11, 1859 - Dec. 18, 1933). John H. C. Hottendorf and his wife Johannah are both buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Yreka, Siskiyou County, California (Southwest Section, 32-1-5 and 32-1-6, which is a shared marker). In the Evergreen Cemetery records their names are spelled "John H. Hottendorf" and "Johanna Hottendorf." - See: (1) (John H. Hottendorf): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105146145 (2) (Johanna Hottendorf): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105146144
  5. ^ See: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6394728
  6. ^ See: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476596750
  7. ^ See: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476621108
  8. ^ In 1952 three different editions of this book were published, as follows: (1) http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/468873022 (2) http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757913041 (3) http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2852759
  9. ^ See: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7051486 - This work appears to be a reprint (under a different title) of the specific edition of Masonic organizations and allied orders and degrees: a cyclopaedic handbook (1952) referenced at: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/757913041
  10. ^ See: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476621117 - This work is a revised and expanded version of The history of organized masonic Rosicrucianism ... (1935)
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