Henry Donnel Foster

Henry D. Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byJohn Covode
Succeeded byAlexander Wilson Taylor
Constituency21st district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byAlbert Gallatin Marchand
Succeeded byJob Mann
Constituency19th district
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Fayette and Westmoreland counties
In office
1857–1858
Personal details
Born
Henry Donnel Foster

(1808-12-19)December 19, 1808
Mercer, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1880(1880-10-16) (aged 71)
Irwin, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Clair Cemetery
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesJohn Cabell Breckinridge (cousin)
Alma materCollege of Meadville
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Henry Donnel Foster (December 19, 1808 – October 16, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1843 to 1847, and from 1871 to 1873.