Alonzo Dillard Folger

Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger in 1940
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1939 – April 30, 1941
Preceded byFranklin W. Hancock Jr.
Succeeded byJohn H. Folger
Personal details
Born
Alonzo Dillard Folger

(1888-07-09)July 9, 1888
Dobson, North Carolina
DiedApril 30, 1941(1941-04-30) (aged 52)
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Resting placeDobson Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDobson, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupationlawyer

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

Biography

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

Early career

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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 Democratic National Committee; he was a member of the Committee from 1936 until his death in 1941.

Congress

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As a Democrat, he was elected to the 76th United States Congress 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 was chosen to succeed him on Congress.

Burial

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

See also

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  • United States Congress. "Alonzo Dillard Folger (id: F000240)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th congressional district

1939–1941
Succeeded by