Stephen Clark Foster (Maine)
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Stephen Clark Fosterwas a United States Representative from Maine
. He was born in Machias. He attended the common schools, learned the blacksmith’s trade and subsequently became a shipbuilder.
He was elected as a member of the Maine State House of Representatives 1834–1837, elected as a member of the Maine State Senate in 1840, and serving as its president, and again elected to the Maine House of Representatives
in 1847. He was elected as a Republican to the 35th
and 36th United States Congress
(March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861).
He was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861
held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending US Civil War. He died in Pembroke, Maine
on October 5, 1872. His interment is in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in Machias. He attended the common schools, learned the blacksmith’s trade and subsequently became a shipbuilder.
He was elected as a member of the Maine State House of Representatives 1834–1837, elected as a member of the Maine State Senate in 1840, and serving as its president, and again elected to the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
in 1847. He was elected as a Republican to the 35th
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
and 36th United States Congress
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
(March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861).
He was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861
Peace conference of 1861
The Peace Conference of 1861 was a meeting of more than 100 of the leading politicians of the antebellum United States held in Washington, D.C., in February 1861 that was meant to prevent what ultimately became the Civil War. The success of President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party in the...
held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending US Civil War. He died in Pembroke, Maine
Pembroke, Maine
Pembroke is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census. The town is home to reversing falls on Mahar's Point.-History:...
on October 5, 1872. His interment is in Forest Hill Cemetery.