William M. Folger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 19-May-1844
Place of Birth: Massillon, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 22-Jul-1928
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About William M. Folger
- Rear Admiral William Mayhew Folger (19 May 1844 – 22 July 1928) was an officer in the United States Navy.
- He served in the American Civil War without seeing action.
- He filled a wide range of roles, including Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, over the following 30 years.
- He fought in the Spanish–American War as captain of the protected cruiser USS New Orleans.
- Folger served as a lighthouse inspector before becoming commander of the Philippine Squadron during the Philippine–American War, and was briefly Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet.
- He retired in 1905 as a rear admiral.
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