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Walter Folger Brown
49th United States Postmaster General
In office March 5, 1929 – March 4, 1933
President
Herbert Hoover
Preceded by
Harry Stewart New
Succeeded by
James Farley
United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce
In office November 2, 1927 – March 4, 1929
Appointed by
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by
J. Walter Drake[1]
Succeeded by
Julius Klein[2]
Personal details
Born
(1869-05-31)May 31, 1869 Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Died
January 26, 1961(1961-01-26) (aged 91) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place
Woodlawn Cemetery
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Katharin Hafer
(m. 1903; died 1960)
Education
Harvard 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.
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married Amanda Folger on November 27, 1842 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. They had four children; Frank, Walter, Lena, and Bessie. Amanda (Folger) Brackett...
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