William Walker Foulkrod

William W. Foulkrod (November 22, 1846 – November 13, 1910) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William F. Foulkrod
From 1911's William W. Foulkrod, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1907 – November 13, 1910
Preceded byEdward de Veaux Morrell
Succeeded byMichael Donohoe
Personal details
Born(1846-11-22)November 22, 1846
Frankford, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 13, 1910(1910-11-13) (aged 63)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Biography

William Walker Foulkrod was born in Frankford, then a borough outside Philadelphia. He was engaged in the wholesale dry-goods business and the manufacture of hosiery. He was the first president of the Philadelphia Trades League, and interested in plans for the improvement of the Delaware River and Channel.

He graduated from Amherst College in 1869 with a bachelors degree, and earned a masters degree from Cornell University in 1873.

He was married to Mary Clara Young (Sep. 22, 1846 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Aug. 2, 1921 in Bar Harbor, Maine) from 1871 to his death in 1910.

Foulkrod was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses and served until his death in Frankford. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for reelection just a few days before. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.

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See also
  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources
    • United States Congress. "William W. Foulkrod (id: F000318)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
    • William W. Foulkrod at The Political Graveyard
    • William Walker Foulkrod at Find a Grave
    • William W. Foulkrod, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1911.
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by
    Edward de Veaux Morrell    		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
    1907–1910    		 Succeeded by
    Michael Donohoe


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