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Charles J. Folger

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American politician (1818-1884)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1818 to 1884 · aged 66
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Charles James Folger was an American lawyer and politician. S. Secretary of the Treasury from November 14, 1881 until his death in 1884. Folger was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1882, but was defeated by the Democratic Party's nominee, future President Grover Cleveland.

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Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Folger as Secretary of the Treasury.Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Folger as Secretary of the Treasury.

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Charles James Folger was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was a State Senator in New York from 1862 to 1869 and served as the 34th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from November 14, 1881 until his death in 1884. Folger was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1882, but was defeated by the Democratic Party's nominee, future President Grover Cleveland.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1818 to 1884 · aged 66
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