Walter Folger Brown | |
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![]() Brown c. 1920–25 | |
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 |
United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce | |
In office November 2, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | J. Walter Drake[1] |
Succeeded by | Julius Klein[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | May 31, 1869
Died | January 26, 1961 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 91)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Katharin Hafer
(m. 1903; died 1960) |
Education | Harvard University (AB) |
Walter Folger Brown (May 31, 1869 – January 26, 1961) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the Postmaster General of the United States from March 5, 1929, to March 4, 1933, under Herbert Hoover's administration.