Charles James Folger (April 16, 1818 Nantucket, Massachusetts - September 4, 1884 Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1881 until his death.
Folger was born on the island of Nantucket in 1818. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Geneva, New York. He attended Hobart College and graduated with honors in 1836. After his graduation, he studied law with Mark H. Si...
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Charles James Folger (April 16, 1818 Nantucket, Massachusetts - September 4, 1884 Geneva, Ontario County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. He was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1881 until his death.
Folger was born on the island of Nantucket in 1818. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Geneva, New York. He attended Hobart College and graduated with honors in 1836. After his graduation, he studied law with Mark H. Sibley and Alvah Worden in Canandaigua, N.Y. and was admitted to the bar three years later in 1839. He began his practice in Lyons, N.Y., but returned to Geneva in 1840, where he remained for the rest of his life. On June 17, 1884, he married Susan Rebecca Worth.
In 1844, Folger was appointed to the bench of the Ontario County Court of Common Pleas, serving for about a year.
He was elected as a Republican to the New York State Senate, serving from 1862 to 1869. During his term he served as President pro tempore for four years and as Chairman of...
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