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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.
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER. Lafayette Sabin Foster was born in the town of Franklin, New London County, Conn., a part of the ori ginal town of Norwich, on the 22d of November, 1806. Hisparents were poor, but of high character, and greatly respected. His father, Capt. Daniel Foster, served with distinction in the war of the Revolution, taking part in
Lafayette S. Foster: Connecticut Statesman, Jurist and Acting Vice President of the United States. Born in Franklin, Connecticut, on November 22, 1806, Lafayette Sabine Foster was a descendant of Miles Standish and the eldest son of Welthea Ladd Foster and Captain Daniel Foster, a veteran Continental Army officer.
Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law at Yale Law School, teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law. Prior to joining the faculty at Yale, Professor Stith was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where she prosecuted white-collar and organized ...
Connecticut Senator Lafayette Sabine Foster served as president pro tempore of the Senate from 1865 to 1867. Because of his position, Foster served as acting vice president upon the death of President Abraham Lincoln and the swearing in of Vice President Andrew Johnson as president. Foster also received the vice president's salary.
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According to one biographical notice, Foster was known as an astute and experienced lawyer who opposed the expansion of slavery. Upon the death of Abraham Lincoln, he became Acting Vice President of the United States. After his federal service, Foster later served as mayor of Norwich and a justice of the peace. Hurd, History of New London ...
Kate Stith, Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law at Yale Law School, teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, and constitutional law.
