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Peter Folger (December 26, 1905 – August 27, 1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent United States Folger family. He was also the longtime chairman of the board and president of the Folgers Coffee Company.
Peter Folger (1617–1690)—a leading figure among the first genera- tion of English settlers on Martha’s Vineyard—first came to my at-tention while researching the life of one of his descendants from the Gilded Age, Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930), for a dual biography titled Col-lecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger (2014).
Young Henry Folger was a 10th-generation descendant of the Nantucket settler Peter Folger, a surveyor and schoolteacher. Peter Folger’s daughter, Abiah, was the mother of Benjamin Franklin, and another family member, Maria Mitchell, was the first female astronomer in America.
Sep 15, 2020 · Walter Folger Jr. was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. James A. Folger founded Folgers Coffee. A Civil War Honor Roll on four sides of obelisk not far from the Peter Whaling Museum in Nantucket records these casualties: James Folger, Charles C. Folger, Edward P. Folger, and Henry Folger.
Peter Folger or Foulger (died 1690) was a poet and an interpreter of the American Indian language for the first settlers of Nantucket. He was instrumental in the colonization of Nantucket Island in the Massachusetts colony. He was the maternal grandfather of Benjamin Franklin.
Mar 16, 2020 · Under the leadership of Peter Folger, the brand became one of the principal coffee concerns in North America, the world's largest coffee market. Procter & Gamble acquired Folger's in 1963 and removed the apostrophe from its name. During P&G's ownership, Folgers became the number one coffee brand in America.
Peter Folger (1617–89) was one of fourteen tradesmen invited by the original proprietors to settle on Nantucket and work in their designated trades in exchange for a half-share of the island. Folger brought invaluable talents as interpreter to the Indians, miller, and surveyor.
