Dwight Foster (politician, born 1757)

Dwight Foster
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
June 6, 1800 – March 3, 1803
Preceded bySamuel Dexter
Succeeded byTimothy Pickering
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1793 – June 6, 1800
Preceded byBenjamin Goodhue
Succeeded byLevi Lincoln Sr.
Constituency2nd district (1793–95)
4th district (1795–1800)
9th Sheriff of
Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
1792–1793
Preceded byJohn Sprague
Succeeded byWilliam Caldwell
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1791–1792
In office
1808–1809
Personal details
Born(1757-12-07)December 7, 1757
Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedApril 29, 1823(1823-04-29) (aged 65)
Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseRebecca Faulkner
RelationsTheodore Foster
Dwight Foster MA
ChildrenAlfred Dwight Foster
Alma materBrown University
Harvard University
ProfessionLawyer

Dwight Foster (December 7, 1757 – April 29, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.