Wilbur Foss

Wilbur Foss
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 3rd district
In office 1961–1963
Personal details
Born	(1921-06-15) June 15, 1921 Freeman, South Dakota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth
Residence	Scotland, South Dakota
Occupation	musician, former teacher, businessman, banker

Wilbur P. Foss (born June 15, 1921) is an American musician and former politician in the state of South Dakota.

Foss was a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 1961 to 1963. He was appointed to the seat representing the 3rd district replace Joe E. Lehmann, who had resigned. He is a former president of the Valley State Bank^[1] and founder of the South Dakota Old Time Fiddlers Association.^[2][3] He started playing the fiddle in the 1960s while in his 50s, despite lacking 3 fingers, which he lost in a farm accident in his childhood.^[4][5] Foss also was a teacher in the 1940s, and briefly the owner of a hardware store. He also played on the local baseball team in Scotland.

In 1989 he was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame.^[6] He is also a member of the South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame (inducted 2011), South Dakota Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted 1984), the South Dakota Fiddlers Hall of Fame (inducted 1984) and the Midwest Fiddler Hall of Fame (inducted 1987). He was awarded the South Dakota Press Association Distinguished Service Award in 1987. He resides in Scotland, South Dakota.

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