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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Rhode IslandFOSTER, Theodore
(1752—1828)
Senate Years of Service:
1790-1795; 1795-1801; 1801-1803
Party:
Pro-Administration; Federalist; Democratic Republican
FOSTER, Theodore, (brother of Dwight Foster), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., April 29, 1752; pursued classical studies and graduated from Rhode Island College (now Brown University), Providence, R.I., in 1770; studied law; admitted to the bar about 1771 and commenced practice in Providence, R.I.; town clerk of Providence 1775-1787; member, State house of representatives 1776-1782; appointed judge of the court of admiralty in May 1785; appointed Naval Officer of Customs for the district of Providence, R.I., 1790; appointed to the United States Senate in 1790; elected in 1791 and again in 1797 as a Federalist and served from June 7, 1790, to March 3, 1803; was not a candidate for reelection in 1802; retired from public life and engaged in writing and historical research; member, State house of representatives 1812-1816; trustee of Brown University 1794-1822; died in Providence, R.I., January 13, 1828; interment in Swan Point Cemetery.
Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography
; Cotner, Robert C., ed. Theodore Foster’s Minutes of the Convention Held at South Kingstown, Rhode Island, in March, 1790, Which Failed to Adopt the Constitution of the United States
. 1929. Reprint. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1970; Foster, William E. ”Sketch of the Life and Services of Theodore Foster.” Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society
7 (1885): 111-34.
Cotner, Robert C., ed. Theodore Foster’s Minutes of the Convention Held at South Kingstown, Rhode Island, in March, 1790, Which Failed to Adopt the Constitution of the United States
. 1929. Reprint. Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1970.
Foster, William E. “Sketch of the Life and Services of Theodore Foster.” Collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society
7 (1885): 111-34.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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