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Walter Folger Brown
49th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 5, 1929 – March 4, 1933
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Preceded byHarry Stewart New
Succeeded byJames Farley
United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce
In office
November 2, 1927 – March 4, 1929
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byJ. Walter Drake[1]
Succeeded byJulius Klein[2]
Personal details
Born(1869-05-31)May 31, 1869
Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1961(1961-01-26) (aged 91)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Katharin Hafer
(m. 1903; died 1960)
EducationHarvard University (AB)

Walter Folger Brown (May 31, 1869 – January 26, 1961) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the Postmaster General of the United States from March 5, 1929, to March 4, 1933, under Herbert Hoover's administration.

  1. ^ Official congressional directory - 69th Congress; 1st session; 2nd ed. (January 1926)
  2. ^ Official congressional directory - 71st congress 2nd session (1930)

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