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See also
James
Brooks —
Robert
Tyng Bushnell —
David
H. Butler —
Grover
Cleveland —
Frances
Cleveland —
Richard
Folsom Cleveland —
Everis
Anson Hayes —
Arthur
H. Lord —
Folsom
Moore —
Hiram
Weston Ricker —
Hiram
Weston Ricker Jr. —
Charles
Wentworth Ricker —
Burleigh
Folsom Spalding |
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Folsom, Albert G. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Arthur —
of Illinois.
Born in New Hampshire.
U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Cape Hatien, 1861-62; U.S. Consul in Cape Hatien, 1862-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Benjamin —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Adrian, Mich., 1864-65.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Benjamin (b.
1847) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Folsomdale, Wyoming
County, N.Y., December
5, 1847.
Journalist;
lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1886-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin R. Folsom and Mary (Rathbone) Folsom; married, October
11, 1893, to Ella Blanchard Howard. |
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Folsom, Blanche Miriam
Emory —
also known as Blanche Miriam Emory —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1930.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Channing —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. New
Hampshire superintendent of public instruction, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Charles E.
(c.1845-1896) —
of Epping, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born about 1845.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 23rd District, 1895-96; died in office
1896.
Died February
15, 1896 (age about 51
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Charles W.
(1839-1892) —
of Rochester, Strafford
County, N.H.
Born in 1839.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1883-84.
Died March 5,
1892 (age about 52
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, David E. —
of White Sulphur Springs, Meagher
County, Mont.
Republican. Member of Montana
state senate 9th District, 1893-96; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Montana, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, David S. —
of Montana.
Candidate for Governor of
Montana, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Edward G. —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Postmaster at Mt.
Clemens, Mich., 1901-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Edward Richard
(1874-1923) —
also known as Edward R. Folsom —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in North Urbana, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
18, 1874.
Charged,
in 1894, of forging
checks, bank
robbery, and arson;
pleaded
guilty to two charges; sentenced
to ten years in prison;
pardoned
and released in September 1897; coal
dealer; mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.
Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted money
from him until he was nearly penniless; killed
himself by an overdose of
sedative, in Irvington, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1923 (age 49 years, 8
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Irvington, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to Sara
Elizabeth Keeler. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Folsom, Ellis —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Republican. Member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clara See Frances
Cleveland |
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Folsom, Fred C. —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Folsom, Fred P. —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, G. P. —
of Dover, Strafford
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, George
(1802-1869) —
of New York.
Born in Kennebunk, York
County, Maine, May 23,
1802.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1845-47; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1850-53.
Died in Rome, Italy,
March
27, 1869 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Folsom, Harley E. —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Henry, Jr. —
of Newark, New Castle
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Folsom, James Elisha
(1908-1987) —
also known as James E. Folsom; "Big Jim";
"Kissin' Jim" —
of Alabama.
Born in Coffee
County, Ala., October
9, 1908.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944;
Governor
of Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Alabama, November
21, 1987 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Cullman
Cemetery, Cullman, Ala.
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Folsom, James Elisha, Jr. (b.
1948) —
also known as James E. Folsom, Jr.; Jim
Folsom —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 14,
1948.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1980; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1987-93; Governor of
Alabama, 1993-95; defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2004.
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See James Elisha Folsom Jr. |
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Folsom, LeRoy Rowell
(1870-1951) —
also known as LeRoy R. Folsom; Roy Folsom —
of Norridgewock, Somerset
County, Maine.
Born in Corinna, Penobscot
County, Maine, June 18,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Norridgewock Shoe Co.;
insurance
business; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Maine
state senate 8th District, 1919-22; member of Maine
Governor's Council, 1923-27.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1951 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Norridgewock, Maine.
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Folsom, Marion Bayard
(1893-1976) —
also known as Marion B. Folsom —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in McRae (now part of McRae-Helena), Telfair
County, Ga., November
23, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1955-58.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American
Economic Association.
Treasurer of Eastman Kodak Company, 1935-53.
Died September
27, 1976 (age 82 years, 309
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Folsom, Marsha —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 2000; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Folsom, Melville M. —
of Old Town, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Democrat. Postmaster at Old
Town, Maine, 1885-90, 1894-98; mayor
of Old Town, Maine, 1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, Nathaniel
(1726-1790) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., September
18, 1726.
Merchant;
lumber
business; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Hampshire, 1774, 1777-80; member
of New
Hampshire Governor's Council, 1776-77, 1783-84; common pleas
court judge in New Hampshire, 1776-90; general in state militia,
Revolutionary War; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1783.
Died in Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H., May 26,
1790 (age 63 years, 250
days).
Interment at Winter
Street Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
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Folsom, Robert —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Dallas, Tex., 1976-81.
Still living as of 1981.
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Folsom, Robert S. —
of West Somerville, Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
U.S. Vice Consul in Port-au-Prince, as of 1941-43.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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See LeRoy Rowell Folsom |
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Folsom, Sallie —
of Grand Island, Hall
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Folsom, Simeon (d. 1816) —
of Exeter, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1812-13.
Died August
24, 1816.
Burial location unknown.
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Folsom, William Henry
Carman —
also known as William H. C. Folsom —
of Minnesota.
Delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 1st District, 1857;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-58, 1867-68, 1875-77 (25th District 1857-58,
2nd District 1867-68, 28th District 1875-77); member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 2, 1869.
Burial location unknown.
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