Wilder D. Foster
American politician
Wilder D. Foster
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From 1891's
History of the City of Grand Rapids
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Member of the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Michigan's 5th district |
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In office
March 3, 1873 – September 20, 1873 |
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Preceded by | Omar D. Conger |
Succeeded by | William B. Williams |
Member of the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
from Michigan's 4th district |
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In office
December 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
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Preceded by | Thomas W. Ferry |
Succeeded by | Julius C. Burrows |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1819-01-08
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January 8, 1819
Orange County, New York , U.S. |
Died |
September 20, 1873
(1873-09-20)
(aged
54)
Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
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Wilder De Ayr Foster (January 8, 1819 – September 20, 1873) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan .
Biography
Foster was born in Orange County, New York where he attended the common schools. He moved to Michigan in 1837, and engaged in the hardware business at Grand Rapids in 1845. He was city treasurer and member of the board of aldermen and then became Mayor of Grand Rapids in 1854. He was a member of the Michigan Senate in 1855 and 1856 and was again mayor of Grand Rapids in 1865 and 1866.
In a special election on April 4, 1871, Foster was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 4th congressional district to the 42nd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas White Ferry . (Foster defeated Ferry's brother William , who ran as the Democratic nominee.) In 1872, after new district boundaries were drawn, Foster was reelected to a full term in the 43rd Congress from Michigan's 5th congressional district . In all, Foster served in Congress from December 4, 1871, until his death in Grand Rapids. He is interred there in Fulton Street Cemetery.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Wilder D. Foster (id: F000315)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
- The Political Graveyard
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Preceded
by
Thomas B. Church
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Mayor
of
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1854 |
Succeeded
by
Charles Shepard
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Preceded by |
Mayor
of
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1865-1866 |
Succeeded by |
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by |
United States Representative for the 4th Congressional District of Michigan
December 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
United States Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Michigan
March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1873 |
Succeeded by |
Authority control : People |
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