Walter Folger Jr.

Walter Folger Jr. (June 12, 1765 – September 8, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Walter Folger Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded byJohn Reed Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Reed Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1809-1815
Personal details
Born(1765-06-12)June 12, 1765
Nantucket, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedSeptember 8, 1849(1849-09-08) (aged 84)
Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
RelationsPhebe Folger Coleman (sister)
Lydia Folger Fowler (niece)
ParentsWalter Folger Sr.
Elizabeth Starbuck Folger
ProfessionAttorney

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 admitted to the bar and practiced before serving as member of the Massachusetts State Senate. Folger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821). He resumed the practice of law, and died in Nantucket on September 8, 1849. He was interred in Friends Burying Ground.

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References
  • United States Congress. "Walter Folger Jr. (id: F000242)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Reed Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821		 Succeeded by
John Reed Jr.

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