Foster Blodgett

Foster Blodgett
Mayor of Augusta
In office
May 1867 – December 1868
Appointed byJohn Pope
Preceded byJohn Foster
Succeeded byHenry F. Russell
In office
1859–1860
Preceded byBenjamin F. Conley
Succeeded byRobert H. May
Personal details
Born(1826-01-15)January 15, 1826
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1877(1877-12-03) (aged 51)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLouisa Maria Foster
Children11
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1862

Foster Blodgett Jr. (15 January 1826 – 3 December 1877)[1] was an American politician elected mayor of Augusta, Georgia, from 1859 to 1860, and returned to the mayoralty via military appointment between 1867 and 1868. Blodgett was elected to the United States Senate by the Georgia General Assembly in 1871, but not seated.

  1. ^ "Foster Blodgett, b.1826 d.1877 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.