Dwight Foster (1757-1823)

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Dwight Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd & 4th district
In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 (2nd) March 4, 1795 – June 6, 1800 (4th)
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
Born	December 7, 1757 Brookfield, Massachusetts
Died	April 29, 1823 (aged 65) Brookfield, Massachusetts
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Brown University
Profession	Law

Dwight Foster (December 7, 1757 – April 29, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician from Brookfield, Massachusetts.

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.

[edit] External links

• Dwight Foster (1757-1823) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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