Walter Folger, Jr.

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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 by John Reed, Jr.
Succeeded by John Reed, Jr.
Personal details
Born June 12, 1765
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died September 8, 1849(1849-09-08) (aged 84)
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic-Republican
Profession Attorney

Walter Folger, Jr. (June 12, 1765 – September 8, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket, Folger attended the public schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served 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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United States 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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