Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823

LC control no.	n 86018376
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1757-12-07
Death date	1823-04-29
Place of birth	Brookfield (Mass. : Town)
Place of death	Brookfield (Mass. : Town)
Affiliation	Brown University Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House Federal Party (U.S.) United States. Congress. Senate Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives
Profession or occupation	Lawyers Justices of the peace Judges Legislators
Found in	His Mr. Dwight Foster's motion, 1798. MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Foster, Dwight, 1757-1823; note: grad. Brown, 1774; Providence lawyer; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Worchester County, Mass.; Sheriff, Worcester County, Mass.; Member Mass. House; member U.S. House and Senate) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, Feb. 2, 2016 (Foster, Dwight, (brother of Theodore Foster), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., December 7, 1757; completed preparatory studies and graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1774; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1778 and commenced practice in Providence, R.I.; justice of the peace for Worcester County 1781-1823; special justice of the court of common pleas 1792; sheriff of Worcester County 1792; member, State house of representatives 1791-1792; elected to the Third and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1793, to June 6, 1800, when he resigned; chairman, Committee on Claims (Fourth through Sixth Congresses); delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1799; elected to the United States Senate as a Federalist to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel Dexter and served from June 6, 1800, to March 2, 1803, when he resigned; chief justice of the court of common pleas 1801-1811; member, State house of representatives 1808-1809; member of the Governor's council and held other state and local offices; died in Brookfield, Mass., April 29, 1823; interment in Brookfield Cemetery)
Associated language	eng