The Fosters of Tennessee
- Robert Coleman Foster (1769–1844), Tennessee State Representative 1803–1807, Tennessee State Senator 1809–1815 1825–1827, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1815 1817. Father of Ephraim H. Hubbard and Robert Coleman Foster, Jr.
- Ephraim H. Foster (1794–1854), Tennessee State Representative 1829–1831 1835–1837, U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1838–1839 1843–1845, candidate for Governor of Tennessee 1845. Son of Robert Coleman Foster.
- Robert Coleman Foster, Jr., Tennessee State Representative 1829–1831 1833–1835 1839–1841, Tennessee State Senator 1841–1843. Son of Robert Coleman Foster.
- Edward S. Cheatham (1818–1878), Tennessee State Representative 1853–1855, Tennessee State Senator 1855–1857 1861–1863. Son-in-law of Ephraim H. Foster.
NOTE: Edward S. Cheatham was also son of U.S. Representative Richard Cheatham, nephew of Tennessee State Representative Anderson Cheatham, and brother Tennessee State Representative Richard Boone Cheatham and Tennessee Legislator Boyd M. Cheatham.
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Famous quotes containing the word fosters:
“One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 17:9.