Israel Moore Foster
Israel Moore Foster | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1925 | |
Preceded by | Robert M. Switzer |
Succeeded by | Thomas A. Jenkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Athens, Ohio, U.S. | January 12, 1873
Died | June 10, 1950 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Ohio University Harvard Law School Ohio State University College of Law |
Israel Moore Foster (January 12, 1873 – June 10, 1950) was a Republican Representative in the United States Congress from the state of Ohio, serving three terms from 1919 to 1925.
Biography
[edit]Born in Athens, Ohio, Foster attended the public schools, and graduated from the Ohio University at Athens in 1895. He studied law at the Harvard Law School in 1895 and 1896, and graduated from the Ohio State Law School in 1898, commencing practice the same year in Athens, Ohio.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Athens County from 1902 to 1910. He served as member and secretary of the board of trustees of the Ohio University for twenty-four years, and was Secretary of the Republican State central committee in 1912.
Congress
[edit]Foster was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1925). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924. While in Congress, he is best known for proposing the Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Later career
[edit]After serving in Congress, he was appointed a commissioner of the court of claims on April 1, 1925, and served until April 1, 1942, when he retired. He died in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Washington's Rock Creek Cemetery.
He had a residence hall at Ohio University named after him, it was located on South Green. Ohio University administration demolish the building in 2016.[1]
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Israel Moore Foster (id: F000306)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Hall Namesakes | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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- Child labor in the United States
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- Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives