About Lafayette S. Foster

La Fayette Sabine Foster was an American politician and jurist 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. He was President pro tempore of the United States Senate from 1865 to 1867, and was first in the presidential line of succession for most of his tenure, following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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Lafayette S. Foster

American politician (1806-1880)

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Occupation: politician, lawyer, university teacher, judge
Position held: Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 22, 1806
Died: September 19, 1880, July 19, 1880

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