The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fogle to Folse

Index to Politicians: Fogle to Folse

FOGLE (Soundex F240) — See also BREYFOGLE, EGLOFF, EGOLF, FAGAL, FEGLEY, FIEGEL, FOGEL, FOGLEMAN, FOGLER, FOGLESON, FOGLESONG, FOGLIA, FOYLE, GOLDFOGLE, LEGOFF, OGLE, PUFOGLE, VOGLE.

Fogle, C. W. — of Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Fogle, Charles D., Jr. — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Fogle, Charles E. — of Pleasants County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Pleasants County, 1927-30. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Fogle, Raymond A. — of Richfield, Juniata County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956. Still living as of 1956.

FOGLEMAN (Soundex F245) — See also ANGLEMIRE, BREYFOGLE, ENGLEMAN, FOGELMAN, FOGLE, FOGLER, FOGLESON, FOGLESONG, GOLDFOGLE, KUGLEMASS, LEMAN, PUFOGLE.

Fogleman, John Albert (1911-2004) — also known as John A. Fogleman — of Marion, Crittenden County, Ark. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ark., November 5, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1967-79; chief justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1980-81. Methodist. Member, Sigma Chi. Died March 10, 2004. Burial location unknown.

FOGLER (Soundex F246) — See also BREYFOGLE, FOGLE, FOGLEMAN, FOGLESON, FOGLESONG, FOLGER, FUGLAAR, GOLDFOGLE, OGLER, PUFOGLE, VOGLER.

Fogler, Harry — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Fogler, William H. — of Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. Republican. Mayor of Belfast, Maine, 1885. Burial location unknown.
Fogler, William H. (d. 1902) — of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Justice of Maine state supreme court, 1898-1902; appointed 1898; died in office 1902. Died February 18, 1902. Burial location unknown.

FOGLESON (Soundex F242) — See also BREYFOGLE, EAGLESON, FOGELSON, FOGLE, FOGLEMAN, FOGLER, FOGLESONG, GOLDFOGLE, OGLES, OGLESBEE, OGLESBY, PUFOGLE.

Fogleson, William O. — of Indiana. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1926; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

FOGLESONG (Soundex F242) — See also BOSSONG, BREYFOGLE, EAGLESON, FOGLE, FOGLEMAN, FOGLER, FOGLESON, GOLDFOGLE, HUSSONG, OGLES, OGLESBEE, OGLESBY, PUFOGLE, SEASONGOOD, SONGY, SUSONG, TSONGAS, WYSONG.

FOGLESONG: See also John H. Greene.

FOGLIA (Soundex F240) — See also FAGAL, FEGLEY, FIEGEL, FOGEL, FOGLE, FOGLIETTA, KAFOGLIS, MASSOGLIA, OGLIASAIN, SOGLIN.

Foglia, Ed — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

FOGLIETTA (Soundex F243) — See also BAGLIETTO, FOGLIA, HARRIETTA, KAFOGLIS, MAIETTA, MARIETTA, MASSOGLIA, OGLIASAIN, SOGLIN, TOIETTA, TURRIETTA.

Foglietta, Thomas Michael (1928-2004) — also known as Thomas M. Foglietta — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1928. Lawyer; member, Philadelphia city council, 1955-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960 (alternate); Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1975; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1981-97; resigned 1997; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001. Catholic. Member, Sons of Italy; American Bar Association; Loyal Legion. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 13, 2004. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.

FOGO (Soundex F200) — See also FAYGA, FIGY, FOGOT, FOYO, FUGUA, TOGO.

Fogo, W. M. — of Wisconsin. Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1884. Burial location unknown.

FOGOT (Soundex F230) — See also FOGO, FOOT, FUGATE, LITOGOT.

Fogot, Sandra E. — of Allston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

FOGWELL (Soundex F240) — See also BAGWELL, DINGWELL, LANGWELL, LEFFINGWELL, LONGWELL, RINGWELSKI, TUGWELL.

Fogwell, Clinton, Jr. See G. Clinton Fogwell, Jr.
Fogwell, G. Clinton, Jr. — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1957. Still living as of 1957.

FOISY (Soundex F200) — See also CLOHISY, FOSSEY, GUILFOILE, ISYDOR, NAISY.

Foisy, Paul R. (b. 1900) — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., March 1, 1900. Son of Joseph A. Foisy and Marie E. (Mongrain) Foisy; married, April 6, 1932, to Irene M. Gilet. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Catholic. French ancestry. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

FOJTIK (Soundex F232)

Fojtik, Kathy — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.

FOLAN (Soundex F450) — See also BOLAN, FALLON, FULLAN, GARAFOLA, LAFFOON, LAFON, LAFOON, POLAN, RUNFOLA, SEIGAFOLAVA, TOLAN.

Folan, James — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state senate 32nd District, 1924; candidate for New York state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1928, 1932, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Folan, James M. — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Burial location unknown.

FOLCARELLI (Soundex F426) — See also CALCARA, CAREL, DELCARLO, MACCARELLI, MALCARNE, MARCARELLI, MASCAREL, MULCARE, MUSCARELLA, VACCARELLA, ZICARELLI.

Folcarelli, Giovanni — of Chopmist, Scituate, Providence County, R.I. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1960, 1964 (alternate); Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1965-67. Still living as of 1967.

FOLDA (Soundex F430) — See also FILDEW, FOLDEN, FOLDVARY, FULDA, FURNIFOLD, MANIFOLD, SAFFOLD, UPFOLD.

Folda, Frank — of Schuyler, Colfax County, Neb. Member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1875. Burial location unknown.

FOLDEN (Soundex F435) — See also BOLDEN, COLDEN, FLODIN, FOLDA, FOLDVARY, FURNIFOLD, GOLDEN, GOLDENBERG, GOLDENHERSH, GOLDENKRANZ, GOLDENSOHN, GOLDENTHAL, HOLDEN, MANIFOLD, MOLDENHAUER, OLDEN, OLDENBURG, SAFFOLD, SOLDEN, UPFOLD, WOLDEN.

Folden, Don, Sr. — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., 1994. Still living as of 1994.

FOLDVARY (Soundex F431) — See also CALVARY, FOLDA, FOLDEN, FURNIFOLD, GILLIVARY, LANDVATTER, MANIFOLD, ODVARKA, SAFFOLD, UPFOLD, VARY, WALDVOGEL.

Foldvary, Fred E. — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

FOLETTI (Soundex F430) — See also BIOLETTI, FOLEY, LOTIEF, NICOLETTI, POLETTI.

Foletti, Anton — of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Ill. Mayor of Spring Valley, Ill., 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

FOLEY (Soundex F400) — See also BOLEY, FOLETTI, FOXLEY, FOYLE, OFFLEY, OLEY, YOUNG-FOLEY.

FOLEY: See also Thomas James Courtney; John C. Mahoney; Edmund Claude Shields; T. Lynn Young-Foley.
Foley, A. E. — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Foley, Albert J. — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate), 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Andy — of Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, B. H. — of Wood County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 1st District, 1873-74. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Bernard T. — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1943; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Foley, Brian X. — of Blue Point, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Foley, Bushrod W. — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Virginia. Lawyer; mayor of Covington, Ky., 1845-60. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Caroline — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
Foley, Cecil — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924, 1932 (alternate). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Charles F. — of Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1907-08; candidate for New York state senate 47th District, 1922. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Charles T. — of Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Charles W. — of Hayti, Pemiscot County, Mo. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Pemiscot County; elected 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Foley, Con F. — of Pennsylvania. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Conal C. — of Winthrop, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Foley, Daniel F. (1921-2002) — Born in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., October 9, 1921. Son of John Robert Foley (1890-1954); brother of John Robert Foley (1917-2001) and Patrick J. Foley. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in Minnesota, 1966-82; Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals, 1982-91. Died August 18, 2002. Burial location unknown.
- See also Foley family of Minnesota
Foley, Dennis F. — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, E. H. — of Belfry, Pike County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, Edward — of Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Watervliet, N.Y., 1916. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Eileen — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
Foley, Elizabeth — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, Ezra — of Belfry, Pike County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, F. C. — of Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment from Buena Vista County, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Frances E. — of Montague, Franklin County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Female. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, Harry T. — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924; chair of Westchester County Democratic Party, 1931. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Hugh — Reform candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Foley, James A. (b. 1882) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1882. Son-in-law of Charles Francis Murphy. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1907-12; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916; member of New York state senate 14th District, 1913-18; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 14th District, 1915; New York County Surrogate. Member, Tammany Hall. Burial location unknown.
Foley, James Bradford (1807-1886) — also known as James B. Foley — of Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind. Born near Dover, Mason County, Ky., October 18, 1807. Democrat. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1857-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860, 1864 (alternate). Died in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., December 5, 1886. Interment at South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.
Foley, James E. (b. 1893) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., August 22, 1893. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state senate 8th District, 1945. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
Foley, James J. — U.S. Vice Consul in Christiania, 1922. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, James P. — of Oneida County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 36th District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, James T. — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Foley, John — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Member of New York state senate 18th District, 1888-89. Burial location unknown.
Foley, John A. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1872. Burial location unknown.
Foley, John A. — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1935; candidate in primary for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester 7th Ward, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, John F. — of Oakland County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District, 1962; candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
Foley, John J. — of Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York state senate 3rd District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, John J. — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948; mayor of Cambridge, Mass., 1954-55. Still living as of 1955.
Foley, John P. — of Arizona. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Foley, John Robert (1890-1954) — also known as John R. Foley — of Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn. Born in 1890. Father of John Robert Foley (1917-2001), Daniel F. Foley and Patrick J. Foley. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1928. Died in 1954. Interment at St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Minn.
- See also Foley family of Minnesota
Foley, John Robert (1917-2001) — also known as John R. Foley — of Maryland. Born in Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minn., October 16, 1917. Son of John Robert Foley (1890-1954); brother of Daniel F. Foley and Patrick J. Foley. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1954-58; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1959-61; defeated, 1960, 1962. Catholic. Sponsored legislation to authorize the interstate compact to build the Metrorail transit system in the Washington, D.C. area. Died, of cardiac arrest, in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., November 11, 2001. Burial location unknown.
- See also Foley family of Minnesota
- See also: congressional biography.
Foley, John W. — of Saugus, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Joseph — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state senate 16th District, 1919. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Lester — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Foley, Lillian — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1926. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Lucille — of New Jersey. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
Foley, M. J. — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1924, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, M. J. — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 33rd District, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Margaret — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
Foley, Mark Adam (b. 1954) — also known as Mark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 8, 1954. Republican. Member of Florida state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member of Florida state senate, 1993-94; U.S. Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned 2006. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
Foley, Martin F. — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Mary Cary — of Portsmouth, Rockingham County, N.H. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
Foley, Michael J. — of Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Cohoes, N.Y., 1918-19, 1932-33. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Michele — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Foley, Patrick J. — of Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa. Burgess of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, 1935-37, 1953-56. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Patrick J. — of Minnesota. Son of John Robert Foley (1890-1954); brother of John Robert Foley (1917-2001) and Daniel F. Foley. U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1966-69. Still living as of 1969.
- See also Foley family of Minnesota
Foley, Patrick J. — U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1993. Still living as of 1993.
Foley, Peter C. — of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Mayor of Olean, N.Y., 1911. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Robert H. — of Oregon. Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1969-76. Still living as of 1976.
Foley, Roger D. (1917-1996) — of Nevada. Born in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nev., April 28, 1917. Son of Roger Thomas Foley. Nevada state attorney general, 1959-62; U.S. District Judge for Nevada, 1962-82. Died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., January 7, 1996. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Roger Thomas (1886-1974) — also known as Roger Foley — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, May 25, 1886. Father of Roger D. Foley. Democrat. District judge in Nevada, 1939-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1944; U.S. District Judge for Nevada, 1945. Died October 9, 1974. Interment somewhere in Las Vegas, Nev.
Foley, Samuel — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Bronx County District Attorney, 1933-50. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Samuel J. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly, 1891-95 (New York County 6th District 1891-92, New York County 5th District 1893-95); member of New York state senate 12th District, 1896-1906. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Sarah — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.
Foley, Thomas — of Minnesota. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 8th District, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Thomas (born c.1952) — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Foley, Thomas B. — of Pennsylvania. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Thomas F. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Thomas J. — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H. Democrat. Member of New Hampshire state senate 18th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.
Foley, Thomas J. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Candidate for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1964; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966-85. Still living as of 1985.
Foley, Thomas Stephen (b. 1929) — also known as Thomas S. Foley; Tom Foley — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., March 26, 1929. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1965-95; defeated, 1994; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1989-95; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2000, 2004, 2008. Member, Grange; Council on Foreign Relations; Trilateral Commission. Still living as of 2008.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Thomas S. Foley: Jeffrey R. Biggs, Honor in the House : Speaker Tom Foley
Foley, Tom See Thomas Stephen Foley
Foley, Tom — Independence candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Foley, Walter J. — of South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, William — of New York. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 35th District, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Foley, William — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Foley, William F. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Foley, William J. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1902, 1904. Burial location unknown.
Foley, William J. (b. 1887) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 2, 1887. Son of Patrick A. Foley and Julia (Hayes) Foley; married 1922 to Theresa Liston. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1919-20; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1921-22; Suffolk County District Attorney, 1927; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1933, 1937. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
Foley, William J., Jr. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956, 1960, 1964 (alternate). Still living as of 1964.
Foley, William J. — of Moline, Rock Island County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Foley, William P. — of Massachusetts. Candidate in primary for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1963. Still living as of 1963.

FOLGER (Soundex F426) — See also BOLGEN, BOLGER, CHOLGER, FLEEGER, FLEGER, FOGLER, FOLKER, FULLAGAR, FULLAGER, OLGER, PFLUEGER, PFLUGER.

FOLGER: See also Walter Folger Brown.
Folger, Alonzo Dillard (1888-1941) — also known as Alonzo D. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Dobson, Surry County, N.C., July 9, 1888. Brother of John Hamlin Folger; uncle of Fred Folger. Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1937; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died in an automobile accident in Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C., April 30, 1941. Interment at Dobson Cemetery, Dobson, N.C.
- See also Folger family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.
Folger, Carlos S. — of Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind. Mayor of Columbus, Ind., 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Folger, Charles James (1818-1884) — also known as Charles J. Folger — of Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., April 16, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1844; county judge in New York, 1851-55; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1862-69; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1870-80; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1880-81; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1881-84; died in office 1884; candidate for Governor of New York, 1882. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 4, 1884. Burial location unknown.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Folger, Francis B. — of San Francisco, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1856 (Honorary Vice-President). Burial location unknown.
Folger, Fred (b. 1900) — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Dobson, Surry County, N.C., September 12, 1900. Son of Maud L. (Douglas) Folger and John Hamlin Folger; nephew of Alonzo Dillard Folger. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959; resigned 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
- See also Folger family of North Carolina
Folger, Howard S. — U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1917-20. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Folger, John Clifford (1896-1981) — Born in Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, May 28, 1896. U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1957-59. Episcopalian. Died in 1981. Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Folger, John Hamlin (1880-1963) — also known as John H. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1880. Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger; married, November 5, 1899, to Maude Douglas; brother of Alonzo Dillard Folger; father of Fred Folger. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944 (alternate); U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order. Died in Clemmons, Forsyth County, N.C., July 19, 1963. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
- See also Folger family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.
Folger, Obed — of New York. U.S. Consul in Paita, 1833-34. Burial location unknown.
Folger, Robert B. — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1849. Burial location unknown.
Folger, Walter, Jr. (1765-1849) — of Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, 1765. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1817-21. Died in 1849. Interment at Friends Burying Ground, Nantucket, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.
Folger, Mrs. Worth — of Sparta, Alleghany County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.

FOLIGNY (Soundex F425) — See also BOULIGNY, DECHARMIGNY, DEMARIGNY, DERBIGNY, DESAVIGNY, GOLIGHTLY, KOLOFOLIAS, LIGNELLI, MONTIGNY, OLIGER, PORTFOLIO, SEVIGNY, STROFFOLINO, TOFFOLI.

FOLIGNY: See also Robert Foligny Broussard.

FOLK (Soundex F420) — See also FALCK, FALK, FALKE, FAULK, FAULKE, FELCH, FOLKER, FOLKERT, FOLKERTS, FOLKES, FOLKINS, FOLKS, FOLZ, FOULKE, FULK, POLK, VOLK, WOOLFOLK.

FOLK: See also Elmer Fredrick Witte.
Folk, Edward (d. 1943) — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Mayor of Canton, Ohio, 1939-43; died in office 1943. Died in 1943. Burial location unknown.
Folk, Frank — of New York. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York, 1992. Still living as of 1992.
Folk, Mrs. Joseph W. — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1936. Female. Still living as of 1936.
Folk, Joseph Wingate (1869-1923) — also known as Joseph W. Folk; "Holy Joe" — of Missouri. Born in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn., October 28, 1869. Democrat. Governor of Missouri, 1905-09; candidate for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1918. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 28, 1923. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Brownsville, Tenn.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
Folk, Reau E. — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912. Burial location unknown.

FOLKER (Soundex F426) — See also FELKER, FILCHER, FLOREK, FLUKER, FOELKER, FOLGER, FOLK, FOLKERT, FOLKERTS, FOLKES, FOLKINS, FOLKS, FULCHER, HOLKER, KEOLKER, KOLKER, KRELOFF, NOLKER, VOLKER, WOOLFOLK.

Folker, Arnold F. — of Garden City, Wayne County, Mich. Village president of Garden City, Michigan, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Folker, Arnold F. — of Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 20th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.

FOLKERT (Soundex F426) — See also FOLK, FOLKER, FOLKERTS, FOLKES, FOLKINS, FOLKS, FULCRUT, HOLKER, KEOLKER, KOLKER, NOLKER, VOLKER, WOOLFOLK.

Folkert, Marvin J. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1951, 1953. Still living as of 1953.

FOLKERTS (Soundex F426) — See also FOLK, FOLKER, FOLKERT, FOLKES, FOLKINS, FOLKS, HOLKER, KEOLKER, KOLKER, NOLKER, VOLKER, WOOLFOLK.

Folkerts, Roy — of Corsica, Douglas County, S.Dak. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1948. Still living as of 1948.

FOLKES (Soundex F422) — See also FOLK, FOLKER, FOLKERT, FOLKERTS, FOLKINS, FOLKS, FOULKES, FOWLKES, GILKESON, WAALKES, WILKES, WILKESON, WOOLFOLK.

Folkes, W. D. — of Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, La. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1950. Still living as of 1950.

FOLKINS (Soundex F425) — See also FILKINS, FOLK, FOLKER, FOLKERT, FOLKERTS, FOLKES, FOLKS, KOOLKIN, WOLKING, WOLKINSON, WOOLFOLK.

Folkins, Hugh M. — of Redlands, San Bernardino County, Calif. Mayor of Redlands, Calif., 1952-54. Still living as of 1954.

FOLKS (Soundex F420) — See also FAULKS, FOLK, FOLKER, FOLKERT, FOLKERTS, FOLKES, FOLKINS, FOWLKS, FULKS, WOOLFOLK.

Folks, Charles (b. 1858) — of Jackson County, Mich. Born in 1858. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1907-10. Burial location unknown.
Folks, James N. (1897-2001) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Hanover, Jackson County, Mich., October 19, 1897. Married 1919 to Jennie Strait. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; Spring Arbor Township Supervisor, 1930-58; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-72 (Jackson County 2nd District 1955-64, 49th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Lions; Farm Bureau; Kiwanis. Died at Tender Care nursing home, Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 20, 2001. Interment at Horton Cemetery, Horton, Mich.

FOLLAND (Soundex F453) — See also COLLANDER, FELANDO, FOLLANSBEE, FOLLANSBY, HOLLAND, HOLLANDER, HOLLANDS, HOLLANDSWORTH, JAFOLLA, LAFOND, LAND, MILHOLLAND, MULHOLLAND, POLLAND, ROLLAND, SCHOOLLAND, VOLLAND.

Folland, William Henry (1877-1941) — also known as William H. Folland — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, December 5, 1877. Son of Eli A. Folland and Rachel A. (Lewis) Folland; married, November 6, 1903, to Grace Freeze (1879-1968). Republican. Lawyer; justice of Utah state supreme court, 1929-39; chief justice of Utah state supreme court, 1937-39. Mormon. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 4, 1941. Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

FOLLANSBEE (Soundex F452) — See also ALLANSON, ANSBERRY, FLANSBAUM, FLANSBURG, FOLLAND, FOLLANSBY, JAFOLLA, PILLANS, STANSBERRY.

FOLLANSBEE: See also Edward Follansbee Noyes.
Follansbee, George H. — of Keene, Cheshire County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state senate 13th District, 1905-06. Burial location unknown.

FOLLANSBY (Soundex F452) — See also ALLANSON, DANSBY, FLANSBAUM, FLANSBURG, FOLLAND, FOLLANSBEE, HORNSBY, JAFOLLA, PILLANS, STAINSBY.

FOLLANSBY: See also Edwin Gamage Eastman.
Follansby, William H. C. — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1893. Burial location unknown.

FOLLEBOUT (Soundex F413) — See also BEBOUT, FOLLETT, FREEBOURN, HILLEBOE, HOLLEB, LAFOLLETTE, LEBOUTILLIER, WOLLEB.

Follebout, Alois (1915-1993) — of Macomb County, Mich. Born April 20, 1915. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County 2nd District, 1961. Died January 22, 1993. Burial location unknown.

FOLLETT (Soundex F430) — See also BARTOLLETTE, BOLLETTIERI, COLLETT, COLLETTE, FOLLEBOUT, LAFOLLETTE, LAVIOLLETTE, LETT, MOLLETTE, OFELT, SPOLLETT, TOLLETT.

FOLLETT: See also Dewey Follett Bartlett; Leslie E. Knox.
Follett, Benjamin (c.1819-1864) — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Father of Alice Follett (who married Edwin Fuller Uhl). Democrat. Mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1860-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1860. Died December 26, 1864. Interment at Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Follett, Charles — of Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1885-95. Burial location unknown.
Follett, David L. — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Justice of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1897. Burial location unknown.
Follett, Edward B. — of Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Follett, Elwin B. (b. 1877) — of Hale, Iosco County, Mich. Born in Fremont, Steuben County, Ind., November 14, 1877. Married, April 7, 1901, to Edna Stroh. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15. Member, Grange; Gleaners; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
Follett, Freeman W. — of Massachusetts. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Follett, George A. — U.S. Vice Consul in Fernie, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Follett, John Fassett (1831-1902) — of Ohio. Born in Vermont, 1831. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1883-85. Died in 1902. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- See also: congressional biography.
Follett, M. D. — of Washington County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864. Burial location unknown.
Follett, Oran — of Genesee County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1824. Burial location unknown.

FOLLIARD (Soundex F463) — See also BUILLIARD, FOLLIN, FOLLROD, FULLARD, GAGLIARDI, HILLIARD, LILLIARD, MAILLIARD, MCCOLLIAM, PILLIARD.

Folliard, Betty — of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

FOLLIN (Soundex F450) — See also BOLLIN, FALLIN, FILON, FOLLIARD, FULLEN.

FOLLIN: See also Emma Follin Parsons.

FOLLMER (Soundex F456) — See also BOLLMEYER, FILLMORE, FILMER, FOLMAR, FOLMER, FORMELL, FULLMER, FULMER, GILLMER, HILLMER, KILLMER, PHILMORE, VOLLMER, WELLMERLING.

Follmer, Cyrus B. — U.S. Vice Consul in Lyon, 1924; Tallinn, 1926; Berlin, 1929-38. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Follmer, Frederick Voris (b. 1885) — also known as Frederick V. Follmer — of Milton, Northumberland County, Pa. Born in Milton, Northumberland County, Pa., December 13, 1885. Son of John Samuel Follmer and Elizabeth B. (Voris) Follmer; married, May 30, 1921, to Ella Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1935-46. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
Follmer, George D. — Nebraska public lands and buildings commissioner, 1901-05. Burial location unknown.

FOLLO (Soundex F400) — See also OLOF.

Follo, Charles Louis (1905-1979) — also known as Charles L. Follo — of Escanaba, Delta County, Mich. Born in Escanaba, Delta County, Mich., April 7, 1905. Son of Charles Olaf Follo and Mayme (Bohmann) Follo; married to Iona Bergman Dixon. Democrat. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Delta County, 1961-62. Episcopalian. Swedish ancestry. Member, Rotary; American Political Science Association. Died in 1979. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Escanaba, Mich.

FOLLROD (Soundex F463) — See also AXELROD, ELLROD, ELLRODT, ELLROTT, ELROD, FOLLIARD, FULLARD, HOLLRAH, RODOLF, SCHILLROTH, VOLLRATH, WILLRODT, WOLLRAB.

Follrod, E. E. — of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

FOLMAR (Soundex F456) — See also FILLMORE, FILMER, FOLLMER, FOLMER, FULLMER, FULMER, MAROLF, PHILMORE, RAMLOFF, VOLMARI.

Folmar, Charles H. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
Folmar, James M. — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1952. Still living as of 1952.

FOLMER (Soundex F456) — See also COLMER, COLMERY, FILLMORE, FILMER, FOLLMER, FOLMAR, FORMELL, FULLMER, FULMER, HOLMER, PHILMORE.

Folmer, Louis H. — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y.; Homer, Cortland County, N.Y. Republican. Chair of Cortland County Republican Party, 1942-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944 (alternate), 1948; member of New York state assembly, 1951-68 (Cortland County 1951-65, 127th District 1966, 122nd District 1967-68). Still living as of 1968.

FOLSE (Soundex F420) — See also FALLS, FELLS, FELOS, FELS, FOLSOM, FOLZ, FOSSEL.

Folse, Louis H. (b. 1893) — of Arabi, St. Bernard Parish, La. Born in Assumption Parish, La., October 11, 1893. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1928-40; member of Louisiana state senate 9th District, 1940-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1952. Burial location unknown.

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