Marion B. Folsom

Marion B. Folsom
2nd United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
In office
August 1, 1955  July 31, 1958
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Oveta Culp Hobby
Succeeded by Arthur S. Flemming
Personal details
Born (1893-11-23)November 23, 1893
McRae, Georgia, United States
Died September 27, 1976(1976-09-27) (aged 82)
Rochester, New York, United States
Resting place Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Davenport Folsom
Children Jane McRae Folsom
Marion Bayard Folsom, Jr.
Frances Ann Folsom
Alma mater University of Georgia
Religion Presbyterian
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Battles/wars World War I

Marion Bayard Folsom (November 23, 1893 September 27, 1976) was an American government official and businessman. He served as the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare from 1955 to 1958 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Biography

Folsom was born in McRae, Georgia. He was the son of William Bryant Folsom and Margaret Jane (née McRae). Folsom graduated from the University of Georgia, and he received a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

In 1914, Folsom joined the Eastman Kodak Company. After serving with the Army in World War I, he returned to Kodak where he developed one of the nation's first private industry social security plans. Folsom married Mary Davenport, on November 16, 1918, with whom had three children, Jane McRae, Marion Bayard, Jr. and Frances Folsom.

He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War I and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1934, Folsom was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a member of an Advisory Council on Economic Security, which laid the foundation for the present Social Security program. He served from 1935 to 1953 as a Treasurer of the Eastman Kodak Company.

After resigning from Eastman Kodak, he became the Under Secretary of the Treasury from 1953 to 1955. He served as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with President Dwight D. Eisenhower from August 1, 1955, following the resignation of Oveta Culp Hobby, until July 31, 1958. Folsom commuted between his job as the treasurer for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York, and various Washington posts.

He died in Rochester, New York, on September 27, 1976. Folsom was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Political offices
Preceded by
Oveta Culp Hobby
United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
August 1, 1955July 31, 1958
Succeeded by
Arthur S. Flemming
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