About Thomas Foster
Born 1800. Thomas Foster was an American politician.
Thomas Foster was an American physician and politician. He served as the sixth mayor of Los Angeles. He was a physician and responsible for the first schoolhouse to be built at Spring and 2nd Streets. He was not related to mayor Stephen C. Foster. He was elected in May 1855 over William G. Dryden, 192 votes to 179.
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Who was Thomas Foster?
American physician and Mayor of Los Angeles
When was Thomas Foster born?
Thomas Foster was born in 1800.
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Thomas Foster was a politician.
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Thomas Foster was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Foster (American mayor)
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