Walter Folger Jr.
Walter Folger Jr. | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district | |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | |
Preceded by | John Reed Jr. |
Succeeded by | John Reed Jr. |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
In office 1809-1815 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic-Republican | June 12, 1765
Relations | Phebe Folger Coleman (sister) Lydia Folger Fowler (niece) |
Parent(s) | Walter Folger Sr. Elizabeth Starbuck Folger |
Profession | Attorney |
Walter Folger Jr. (June 12, 1765 – September 8, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Biography
Born in Nantucket in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Folger was a member of a large family that included his sister, diarist Phebe Folger Coleman. Notably he was the great-great-great grandson of Peter Folger and Mary Morrell Folger and first cousin three times removed of Benjamin Franklin. Through his mother he is also a member or the Starbuck whaling family of Nantucket.
He attended public schools before studying law. He was
Nantucket
on September 8, 1849. He was interred in Friends Burying Ground.
References
- United States Congress. "Walter Folger Jr. (id: F000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress