Samuel C. Forker
Samuel Carr Forker | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Charles Haight |
Succeeded by | Samuel A. Dobbins |
Personal details | |
Born | March 16, 1821 near Mount Holly Township, New Jersey |
Died | February 10, 1900 Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Banker, Politician |
Samuel Carr Forker (March 16, 1821 – February 10, 1900) 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 Company.
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.[1] He was interred in Mount Holly Cemetery.
References
- ^ Staff. "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Samuel C. Forker.", The New York Times, February 13, 1900. Accessed February 3, 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Samuel C. Forker (id: F000274)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Samuel Carr Forker at The Political Graveyard
- Samuel C. Forker at Find a Grave
- 1821 births
- 1900 deaths
- People from Bordentown, New Jersey
- People from Delanco Township, New Jersey
- People from Edgewater Park, New Jersey
- People from Mount Holly, New Jersey
- American bankers
- New Jersey Democrats
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- New Jersey politician stubs