CHARLES JAMES FOLGER

Folger, Charles James (1818-1884) — also known as Charles J. Folger — of Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., April 16, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1844; county judge in New York, 1851-55; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1862-69; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1870-80; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1880-81; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1881-84; died in office 1884; candidate for Governor of New York, 1882. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 4, 1884.
Parents: Thomas Folger, Hannah Gateskill
Spouse: Susan R. Worth
Born: ABT. 1822 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died: 7 Oct 1877 in Geneva, Ontario, New York
Marriage: 14 Jun 1844 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Children:
Charles W Folger b. abt 1847 New York
Jane G Folger b. abt 1849 New York
Lizzie C Folger b. abt 1850 New York

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell