Folger

Folger is an English and German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abiah Folger (1667–1752), mother of Benjamin Franklin Abigail Folger (1943–1969), American civil rights activist Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), American politician Charles J. Folger (1818–1884), American politician Dan Folger (1943–2006), American singer and songwriter Emily Jordan Folger (1858–1936), Shakespeare scholar Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library J. A. Folger (1835–1889), founder of the Folgers Coffee Company John Clifford Folger (1893–1981), United States Ambassador to Belgium (1957-59) John Hamlin Folger (1880–1963), American politician and lawyer, United States Secretary of the Treasury Jonas Folger (born 1993), German motorbike racer Joseph P. Folger (21st century), American professor of communication Mary Morrell Folger, grandmother of Benjamin Franklin, referenced in Moby Dick Mayhew Folger (1774–1828), American whaler and grandfather of William M. Folger Peter Folger (1905–1980), American businessperson Peter Folger (Nantucket settler) (1617–1690), Baptist missionary, teacher, and surveyor, grandfather of Benjamin Franklin Walter Folger Jr. (1765–1849), American politician William M. Folger (1844–1928), United States Navy rear admiral and grandson of Mayhew Folger

== See also == Folger Shakespeare Library, an independent research library in Washington, D.C. established by Henry Clay Folger Folgers, an American coffee brand