Joseph W. Folk

Joseph W. Folk
31st Governor of Missouri
In office
January 9, 1905  January 11, 1909
LieutenantJohn C. McKinley
Preceded byAlexander M. Dockery
Succeeded byHerbert S. Hadley
Personal details
Born
Joseph Wingate Folk

(1869-10-28)October 28, 1869
Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1923(1923-05-28) (aged 53)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materVanderbilt University

Joseph "Holy Joe" Wingate Folk (October 28, 1869 – May 28, 1923) was an American lawyer, reformer, and politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He was Governor of Missouri from 1905 to 1909.