Joseph Libbey Folsom
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1817 – 1855
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Who was Joseph Libbey Folsom?
Joseph Libbey Folsom was a U.S. Army officer and real estate investor in the early days of California's statehood. He is the founder of what is now Folsom, California. Folsom's controversial purchase of Rancho Rio de los Americanos from the heirs of a San Francisco merchant William Alexander Leidesdorff remained tied up in litigation for many years, eventually reaching the Supreme Court of California after Folsom's death.
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- Born
- May 19, 1817
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Jul 19, 1855
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on July 23, 2013
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