Record #:

18293

Author(s):

Erwin, Robert A.

Abstract:

Folger is head of the famous Folger political clan in Surry County. The state's newest Congressman, he has had and active and successful career in both the legal and political professions for almost forty years. He succeeded his younger brother, Lon, who represented the 5th Congressional District, after he had been killed in an automobile accident.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 12, Aug 1941, p6-7, 22, il

Subject(s):

Folger, John Hamlin, 1880-1963; Legislators--Surry County