Henry A. Foster
United States Senator fromNew York
In office November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845
Appointed by	William C. Bouck
Preceded by	Silas Wright
Succeeded by	John A. Dix
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's17th district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	Rutger B. Miller
Succeeded by	David P. Brewster
Personal details
Born	Henry Allen Foster (1800-05-07)May 7, 1800 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1889(1889-05-11) (aged 89) Rome, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Rome Cemetery in Rome, NY
Party	Democratic

Henry Allen Foster (May 7, 1800 – May 11, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served one term in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839 and was briefly aUnited States senator from 1844 to 1845.

His family moved toCazenovia, New York when he was a boy. He was admitted to the bar in 1822, and commenced practice in Rome, New York.

He wasSurrogate Judge of Oneida County from 1827 to 1831, and from 1835 to 1839, and Rome'sTown Supervisor from 1829 to 1830, and from 1833 to 1834. He was a member of theNew York State Senate (5th District) from 1831 to 1834, and from 1841 to 1844, sitting in the54th,55th,56th,57th,64th,65th,66th and67th New York State Legislatures.

Foster was elected as aDemocrat to the25th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1837, to March 3, 1839. Afterwards, he resumed the practice of law in Rome, New York. He was appointed as a Democrat to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofSilas Wright, and served from November 30, 1844, to January 27, 1845, when a successor was elected by the State Legislature.

He was a justice of theNew York Supreme Court (5th D.) from 1864 to 1871, and wasex officio a judge of theNew York Court of Appeals in 1870. He was later President of the Board of Trustees ofHamilton College and Vice President of theAmerican Colonization Society.

He died on May 11, 1899, and was buried at the Rome Cemetery in Rome, New York.

• United States Congress."Henry A. Foster (id: F000304)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 128ff, 133f, 140 and 415; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

• 1800 births
• 1889 deaths
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