Samuel C. Forker

Infobox Congressman
name = Samuel Carr Forker


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state = New Jersey
district = 2nd
party = Democrat
term = March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
preceded = Charles Haight
succeeded = Samuel A. Dobbins
date of birth = March 16, 1821
place of birth = near Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
date of death = February 10, 1900
place of death = Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey
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profession = Banker, Politician
religion =
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Samuel Carr Forker (March 16, 1821, near Mount Holly Township, New Jersey - February 10, 1900, Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey) was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873.

Forker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey on March 16, 1821. He completed preparatory studies, moved to Bordentown, New Jersey and engaged in banking. He was director and cashier of the Bordentown Banking Co.

Forker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress.

After leaving Congress, he again engaged in banking. He moved to Delanco Township, New Jersey in 1890, and lived in retirement with his son until his death in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey on February 10, 1900, and was interred in Mount Holly Cemetery.

External links

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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forde-forlenza.html#R9M0IX4SO Samuel Carr Forker] at The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6938415 Samuel Carr Forker] at Find A Grave