About Wilbur F. Foster
Lived 1841 – 1900 (aged 58). Wilbur F. Foster was an American lawyer, elective office and politician.
Wilbur Fisk Foster, also known as W. F. Foster (1841–1900) was an American politician, lawyer and military soldier in Tuskegee, Alabama. He served in the Confederate States Army, was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for three terms, and was the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Foster helped finance the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers (later Tuskegee University), in exchange for Black votes.
Life and career Wilbur F. Foster was in a private in company C of the 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States Army. In his last term, 1882 to 1883, Foster served as the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. and he was president of the Alabama State Bar in 1887 to 1888.
Foster died on February 11, 1900, in Tuskegee, Alabama, and is buried in the Tuskegee City Cemetery.
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Who was Wilbur F. Foster?
American politician (1841–1900)
When was Wilbur F. Foster born?
Wilbur F. Foster was born on 13 September 1841 in Louisburg.
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Wilbur F. Foster died on 11 February 1900 in Tuskegee.
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Wilbur F. Foster was a lawyer, elective office and politician.
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Wilbur F. Foster was American.
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