Walter Folger Brown

For other people with the same name, see Walter Brown.

Walter 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
Personal details
Born	Walter Folger Brown (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 Brown

Walter Folger Brown (May 31, 1869 – January 26, 1961) was Postmaster General of the United States from March 5, 1929 to March 4, 1933 under Herbert Hoover's administration.

Biography

Brown was born in Massillon, Ohio, to Lavinia (née Folger) and James Marshal Brown. He was best known from his involvement in the Air Mail scandal. He married Katherin Hafer on September 10, 1903. Brown had no children.

Brown served as President Hoover's Postmaster General from 1929 until 1933. He was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Ohio in 1940 and 1944, and served as the president of the Toledo, Ohio Humane Society from 1911 until 1961.

Brown died at age 91 in Toledo, Ohio on January 26, 1961. He was buried next to his wife Katherin Hafer in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.

See also

• United States government role in civil aviation

Further reading

• Air transportation: a management perspective By J. G. Wensveen, 6th Ed., 2007, p. 35.

External links

• Media related to Walter Folger Brown at Wikimedia Commons
• Walter Folger Brown at Find a Grave
• Walter Folger Brown: The Postmaster General Who Built the U.S. Airline Industry