Samuel C. Forker, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1821
Date of Death: 10-Feb-1900
Profession: politician, banker
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Samuel C. Forker
- Samuel Carr Forker (March 16, 1821 – February 10, 1900) was a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873. Forker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey on March 16, 1821.
- He completed preparatory studies, moved to Bordentown, New Jersey and engaged in banking.
- He was director and cashier of the Bordentown Banking Company. Forker was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. After leaving Congress, he again engaged in banking.
- He moved to Delanco Township, New Jersey in 1890, and lived in retirement with his son until his death in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey on February 10, 1900.
- He was interred in Mount Holly Cemetery.
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