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See also
James
Brooks —
Robert
Tyng Bushnell —
David
H. Butler —
Richard
Folsom Cleveland —
Everis
Anson Hayes —
Arthur
H. Lord —
Folsom
Moore —
Frances
Folsom Cleveland Preston —
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
(1847-1922) —
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; in his second term, president Grover
Cleveland expressed gratitude to his predecessor, Benjamin
Harrison, for allowing Folsom, his wife's cousin, to remain in
office as U.S. consul during his administration.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
17, 1922 (age 74 years, 255
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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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.
Republican. 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. |
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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
Folsom Cleveland Preston |
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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.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1892
(member, Credentials
Committee); 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; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
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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