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Alonzo Dillard Folger (July 9, 1888 – April 30, 1941) was a Democratic U.S Congressman, serving one term from
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between 1939 and 1941.


Biography

Born in Dobson, North Carolina, Folger attended public schools in Surry County and attended the
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. Folger graduated from UNC with a bachelor's degree in 1912 and a law degree in 1914.


Early career

He was admitted to the bar and opened a law practice in Dobson in 1914, relocating to Mount Airy to practice law there. From 1932 to 1938, he was a trustee of the University of North Carolina, and was named to the state's Superior Court in 1937. Folger had served only two months as a judge when he resigned to serve on the
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; he was a member of the Committee from 1936 until his death in 1941.


Congress

As a Democrat, he was elected to the
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in 1938 and re-election to the 77th U.S. Congress in 1940, but his second term was cut short by his death in a car accident in Mount Airy on April 30, 1941. In a special election, his brother
John Hamlin Folger 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 Guilfo ...
was chosen to succeed him on Congress.


Burial

Alonzo Folger is buried in Dobson Cemetery in his hometown of Dobson.


See also

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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) *List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) *List ...


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