Dwight Foster | |
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United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
In office June 6, 1800 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Dexter |
Succeeded by | Timothy Pickering |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1793 – June 6, 1800 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Goodhue |
Succeeded by | Levi Lincoln Sr. |
Constituency | 2nd district (1793–95) 4th district (1795–1800) |
9th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
In office 1792–1793 | |
Preceded by | John Sprague |
Succeeded by | William Caldwell |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1791–1792 | |
In office 1808–1809 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Brookfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America | December 7, 1757
Died | April 29, 1823 Brookfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 65)
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Rebecca Faulkner |
Relations | Theodore Foster Dwight Foster MA |
Children | Alfred Dwight Foster |
Alma mater | Brown University Harvard University |
Profession | Lawyer |
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.