The Fosters
- Theodore Foster (1752–1828), U.S. Senator from Rhode Island 1790–1803. Brother of Dwight Foster.
- Dwight Foster (1757–1823), Justice of the Peace of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1781–1823; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1792; Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts 1792; Massachusetts State Representative 1791–1792 1808–1809; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1793–1799; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1800–1803; Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts 1801–1811; Governor's Councilman in Massachusetts. Brother of Theodore Foster.
- Alfred Dwight Foster (1800–1852), member of the Massachusetts State Representative. Son of Dwight Foster.
- Dwight Foster (1828–1884), Attorney General of Massachusetts 1861–1864, Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1866–1869. Son of Alfred Dwight Foster.
- Alfred Dwight Foster (1800–1852), member of the Massachusetts State Representative. Son of Dwight Foster.
NOTE: Dwight Foster was also son-in-law of U.S. Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin.
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Famous quotes containing the word fosters:
“The intellect is vagabond, and our system of education fosters restlessness. Our minds travel when our bodies are forced to stay at home. We imitate; and what is imitation but the travelling of the mind?”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“A person unlearns arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings; being alone fosters presumption. Young people are arrogant because they always associate with their own peers, those who are all really nothing but who would like to be very important.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)