Charles Foster (politician)

Charles William Foster, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Edward F. Dickinson
Succeeded by	James W. Robinson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Erasmus D. Peck
Succeeded by	Thomas Ewing, Jr.
35th Governor of Ohio
In office January 12, 1880 – January 14, 1884
Lieutenant	Andrew Hickenlooper
Preceded by	Richard M. Bishop
Succeeded by	George Hoadly
40th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office February 25, 1891 – March 6, 1893
President	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	William Windom
Succeeded by	John Griffin Carlisle
Personal details
Born	April 12, 1828(1828-04-12) Tiffin, Ohio
Died	January 9, 1904(1904-01-09) (aged 75) Springfield, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann M. Olmstead (1827-1916)
Children	Jessie, Anna
Profession	Banker
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Charles William Foster, Jr. (April 12, 1828 – January 9, 1904) was a U.S. Republican politician from Ohio. Foster was the 35th Governor of Ohio, and later went on to serve as Secretary of the Treasury under Benjamin Harrison.

Foster was born outside of Tiffin, Ohio, and grew up in the western Seneca County boomtown of Rome. This town would merge in 1854 with the nearby town of Risdon to form one city, named Fostoria in honor of Foster, who would be elected the new city's first mayor. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1879. He was defeated for re-election in 1878, but was elected to the governorship a year later, serving two two-year terms between 1880 and 1884. Foster was unsuccessful in a bid to return to the House in 1890, but was appointed by Benjamin Harrison a year later to become Secretary of the Treasury upon the death of William Windom. Foster served out the remainder of Harrison's term before retiring. From 1891 to 1893, future Postmaster General Robert Wynne served as his personal secretary.

Charles Foster was married November 7, 1853 to Ann M. Olmstead of Fremont, Ohio. They had two daughters, Jessie and Anna.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Seneca County 1902 : 184

References

• Charles Foster (politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• A centennial biographical history of Seneca County, Ohio. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1902. pp. 176–185. http://books.google.com/books?id=CjgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176. 

External links

• Charles Foster entry at the National Governors Association
• Charles Foster entry at The Political Graveyard
• Charles Foster (politician) at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Persondata
Name	Foster, Charles William Jr.
Alternative names
Short description	American governor of Ohio
Date of birth	April 12, 1828
Place of birth	Tiffin, Ohio
Date of death	January 9, 1904
Place of death	Springfield, Ohio

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