William Walker Foulkrod

William Walker Foulkrod

William W. Foulkrod (November 22, 1846 – November 13, 1910) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William Walker Foulkrod was born in Frankford, then a borough outside Philadelphia. He was engaged in the wholesale dry-goods business and the manufacture of hosiery. He was president of the Philadelphia Trades League, and interested in plans for the improvement of the Delaware River and Channel.

Foulkrod was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses and served until his death in Frankford. He had been an unsuccessful candidate for reelection just a few days before. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

ources

*CongBio|F000318|William W. Foulkrod
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fouch-fowle.html The Political Graveyard]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Liste der Mitglieder des US-Repräsentantenhauses aus Pennsylvania — Bob Brady, derzeitiger Vertreter des ersten Kongresswahlbezirks von Pennsylvania …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Historically, Frankford had an unofficial division separating Frankford (proper) from East Frankford encompassing the area east of Frankford Avenue. The division divided the community first along racial lines, with Caucasians on the west of… …   Wikipedia

  • Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Infobox cemetery name = Cedar Hill Cemetery imagesize = caption = established = 1850 country = United States location = 5800 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania coordinates = 40° 01 27 N; 75° 04 29 W type = owner = size = graves= website =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”