Lafayette S. Foster | |
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President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
In office March 7, 1865 – March 2, 1867 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Clark |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Wade |
United States Senator from Connecticut | |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1867 | |
Preceded by | Francis Gillette |
Succeeded by | Orris S. Ferry |
Mayor of Norwich | |
In office 1851–1852 | |
Preceded by | William Alfred Buckingham |
Succeeded by | William Alfred Buckingham |
Personal details | |
Born | Lafayette Sabine Foster November 22, 1806 Franklin, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | September 19, 1880 (aged 73) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Political party | Whig (Before 1854) Opposition (1854–1860) Republican (1860–1866) Democratic (1866–1880) |
Spouse | Joanna Boylston Lanman |
Education | Brown University (BA) |
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Lafayette Sabine Foster (November 22, 1806 – September 19, 1880) was an American politician and lawyer from Connecticut. He served in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and was a judge on the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 to 1876.