Martin D. Foster

Martin D. Foster

Martin David Foster (born September 3, 1861 in West Salem , Edwards County , Illinois , †  October 20, 1919 in Olney , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1919 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Martin Foster attended public schools in his home country and Eureka College , also in Illinois. After a subsequent medical degree at the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati and at the Hahnemann Medical College in Chicago and his license as a doctor in 1884, he began to work in this profession in Olney. From 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 he was a member of the Federal Committee for Practicing Doctors. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1895 to 1902 he was Mayor of Olney.

In the congressional elections of 1906 Foster was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Republican Frank S. Dickson on March 4, 1907 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1919 . During this time the First World War fell . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. Since 1911, Foster was chairman of the mining committee. In 1918 he was not re-elected.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Martin Foster practiced as a doctor again. He died in Olney on October 20, 1919.

Web links

• Martin D. Foster in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Martin D. Foster in the database of Find a Grave (English)