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Charles J. Folger
Secretary of the Treasury · 1881
Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury. Charles James Folger was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was a State Senator in New York from 1862 to 1869 and served as the 34th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from November 14, 1881 until his death in 1884. Folger was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1882, but was defeated by the Democratic Party's nominee, future President Grover Cleveland.
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- Secretary of the Treasury1881-11-14–1884-09-04
Biography
Charles James Folger was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was a State Senator in New York from 1862 to 1869 and served as the 34th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from November 14, 1881 until his death in 1884. Folger was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 1882, but was defeated by the Democratic Party's nominee, future President Grover Cleveland.
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Capitol Receipts, “Charles J. Folger: Secretary of the Treasury,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ1065003/charles-j-folger (accessed 2026-10-13).