Robert Coleman Foster
Full Name: Robert Coleman FosterDate of birth: September 10, 1834
Date of death: January 6, 1910
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 27 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Denison / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 27 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Denison / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 48 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (2) | Democrat | Denison / Grayson | Grayson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 19th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Denison / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 18th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Denison / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 16th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Denison / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, R.C. Foster, pp. 25-26. Born 9/10/1834 in Logan County, Kentucky. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Biographical sketch, Robert C. Foster, p. 265. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, p. 255. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Robert Coleman Foster, birth date 9/10/1834, death date 1/6/1910, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County. Includes photo from the "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society," (Kansas State Historical Society, 1909). Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Col. R.C. Foster Dead: Denison Loses One of Its Most Prominent and Useful Citizens," The Sunday Gazetteer (Denison, Texas), 1/9/1910, p. 1, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Member of the Kansas constitutional convention in 1866 and the Kansas Legislature for three terms; twice a member of the Texas Legislature from 1878-1882 [sic]. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. R.C. Foster, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.C. Foster, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
House Committees
- Federal Relations
- Fence Cutting (Chair)
- Judiciary No. 1
- Memorial Resolutions for Hon. A.L. Adams of Wood County
Joint Committees
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