Samuel C. Forker

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Samuel Carr Forker

|image name = Samuel C. Forker.jpg

|state = New Jersey

|district = 2nd

|party = Democrat

|term = March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873

|preceded = Charles Haight

|succeeded = Samuel A. Dobbins

|birth_date = March 16, 1821

|birth_place = near Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, US

|death_date = {{death date and age|1900|02|10|1821|03|16}}

|death_place = Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey, US

|spouse =

|profession = Banker, Politician

|religion =

|footnotes =

}}

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 for one term from 1871 to 1873.

Early life and education

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.

Congress

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.

Retirement and death

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.Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1900/02/13/101049739.pdf "DEATH LIST OF A DAY.; Samuel C. Forker."], The New York Times, February 13, 1900. Accessed February 3, 2013. He was interred in Mount Holly Cemetery.