Theodore Foster

Theodore Foster

Theodore Foster (born April 29, 1752 in Brookfield , Worcester County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  January 13, 1828 in Providence , Rhode Island ) was an American politician who represented the state of Rhode Island in the US Senate .

Foster studied classical studies at Rhode Island College , now Brown University , and graduated there in 1770. A law -Studies followed. After he was inducted into the bar, he began practicing law in Providence.

Between 1775 and 1790 Foster held several public offices in Rhode Island. From 1776 to 1782 he was a member of the State's House of Representatives . In 1785 he was appointed judge at the Admiralty Court.

On June 7, 1790, he finally moved as the first representative of his state alongside Joseph Stanton in the US Senate, to which the state legislature of Rhode Island elected him two more times. Ultimately, he was a member of the Congress as a member of the Federalists until March 3, 1803. He then retired into private life to devote himself to his writing and historical research. He was also on the Brown University governing body.

In 1812 he returned to politics for a four-year term in the state House of Representatives. He spent the last years of his life in the city named after him, Foster .

Web links

• Theodore Foster in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Theodore Foster in the database of Find a Grave (English)