Dwight Foster (1757–1823)

Dwight Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd & 4th district
In office March 4, 1793 – June 6, 1800
Preceded by	Benjamin Goodhue (2nd) Henry Dearborn, George Thatcher, Peleg Wadsworth (General ticket) (4th)
Succeeded by	William Lyman (2nd) Levi Lincoln, Sr. (4th)
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office June 6, 1800 – March 2, 1803
Preceded by	Samuel Dexter
Succeeded by	Timothy Pickering
Personal details
Born	December 7, 1757(1757-12-07) Brookfield, Massachusetts
Died	April 29, 1823(1823-04-29) (aged 65) Brookfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Brown University
Profession	Law

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Dwight Foster (December 7, 1757 – April 29, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician from Brookfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the former name of Brown University) at Providence in 1774.

He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and represented Massachusetts in both the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

Foster died in Brookfield, aged 65, and is buried in Brookfield Cemetery.

He was the brother of US Senator Theodore Foster, and was the grandfather and namesake of Dwight Foster MA.

External links

• Dwight Foster at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Benjamin Goodhue	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district 1793–1795 alongside:William Lyman, Theodore Sedgwick, Artemas Ward on a General Ticket	Succeeded by William Lyman
Preceded by Henry Dearborn, George Thatcher, Peleg Wadsworth, General Ticket (Maine District)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district 1795–1799	Succeeded by Levi Lincoln, Sr.
United States Senate
Preceded by Samuel Dexter	United States Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts 1800–1803 Served alongside: Jonathan Mason	Succeeded by Timothy Pickering

Persondata
Name	Foster, Dwight
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 7, 1757
Place of birth	Brookfield, Massachusetts
Date of death	April 29, 1823
Place of death	Brookfield, Massachusetts