Marion Bayard Folsom (November 23, 1893–September 27, 1976) was born in McRae, Georgia and was U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1955 through 1958. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. From 1935 to 1953 he served as the Treasurer of the Eastman Kodak Company. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... McRae is a city located in Telfair County, Georgia. ... The United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare was the head of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lees home. ...
MarionBayardFolsom was born in McRae, Georgia on November 23, 1893.
Folsom's work as Staff Director of the Colmer Special Committee on Postwar Economic Policy and Planning (Section IV) and the National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy (Section V).
Section VIII encompasses the vast majority of MarionFolsom's years with the Committee for Economic Development (1942-1968), and includes the reports of the Committee for Improvement of Management in Government (which Folsom chaired), most notably the report on "Presidential Succession and Inability".
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