John Hamlin Folger

American politician from North Carolina (1880–1963)

John Hamlin Folger

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
In office
June 14, 1941 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by| Alonzo D. Folger
Succeeded by| Richard T. Chatham
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
1931–1932
Preceded by| Robert T. Joyce
Succeeded by| S. Gilmer Sparger
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Surry County
In office
1927–1928
Preceded by| Harry H. Barker
Succeeded by| Holman Bernard
Mayor of Mount Airy, North Carolina[1]
In office
May 3, 1909 – May 4, 1911
Preceded by| Jesse H. Prather
Succeeded by| W. G. Sydnor
Personal details
Born| (1880-12-18)December 18, 1880
Rockford, North Carolina
Died| July 19, 1963(1963-07-19) (aged 82)
Clemmons, North Carolina
Political party| Democratic
Alma mater| Guilford College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupation| lawyer

John Hamlin Folger (December 18, 1880 – July 19, 1963) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.

Born in Rockford, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County. He graduated from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Admitted to the bar in 1901, Folger opened a law practice in Dobson, North Carolina. He was elected mayor of the town of Mount Airy, North Carolina from 1909, serving until 1911.[1] He was sent to the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1927 to 1928 and to the North Carolina State Senate from 1931 to 1932.

Active in the North Carolina Democratic Party, Folger was a delegate to state Democratic conventions between 1924 and 1940 and to the Democratic National Conventions in 1932 and 1944. After the death of his brother, Rep. Alonzo D. Folger, John Folger was sent to Congress in a special election called to fill the vacancy. He was re-elected three more times, serving in the 77th, 78th, 79th, and 80th United States Congresses.

Folger did not stand for reelection in 1948 and returned to his law practice in Mount Airy, North Carolina, from which he retired in 1959. He died in Clemmons, North Carolina in 1963 and is buried in Mount Airy's Oakdale Cemetery.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Mount Airy Mayors and City Managers". Mount Airy, North Carolina. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* United States Congress. "John Hamlin Folger (id: F000241)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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