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George Peter Foster

1858 – 1928

American politician

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Lived 1858 – 1928 (aged 70). George Peter Foster was an American politician and lawyer.

George Peter Foster (April 3, 1858 – November 11, 1928) was a U.S. representative from Illinois.

Born in Dover, New Jersey, Foster moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1867. He attended the public schools and the University of Chicago. He was graduated from Union College of Law at Chicago in 1882. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago. He was in the Justice of the Peace for the town of South Chicago 1891–1899. He was acting police magistrate of the principal police court of the city 1893–1899.

Foster was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh, and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904. He resumed the practice of law. He served as assistant corporation counsel of Chicago from 1912 to 1922. He retired from active pursuits in 1928 and moved to Wheaton, Illinois, where he died November 11, 1928. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery in Chicago.

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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
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United States representative

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Who was George Peter Foster?

American politician (1858-1928)

When was George Peter Foster born?

George Peter Foster was born on 3 April 1858 in Dover.

When did George Peter Foster die?

George Peter Foster died on 11 November 1928 in Wheaton.

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George Peter Foster was a politician and lawyer.

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George Peter Foster was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Peter Foster

· Wikidata: Q4476068

· DBpedia: George Peter Foster

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