Dwight Foster (1828–1884)
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| Massachusetts Attorney General | |
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In office 1861–1864 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Henry Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Chester L. Reed |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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In office 1866–1869 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Augustus Dewey |
| Succeeded by | Seth Ames |
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December 13, 1828 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Died | April 18, 1884 (aged 55) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Resting place |
Rural Cemetery Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Perkins Baldwin |
| Relations |
Theodore Foster Dwight Foster Roger Sherman Baldwin |
| Children | Burnside Foster Emily B. Foster Mary Rebecca Foster Henrietta Baldwin Foster Roger Sherman Baldwin Foster Reginald Foster Elizabeth Skinner Foster |
| Alma mater | Yale |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Dwight Foster (December 13, 1828 – April 18, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts Attorney General and was an associate justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Foster was born in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts and attended the common schools there and completed preparatory studies in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from Yale College in 1848, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts the following year, and attended Harvard Law School in 1851. He began the practice of law in Worcester.
In 1854, he served in the Massachusetts State Militia and was Governor Emory Washburn's aide-de-camp. Foster held various positions in the government in Massachusetts, including probate judge. In 1864, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts and was elected Massachusetts Attorney General, serving from 1861 to 1864. He returned to practicing law until 1866 when he was appointed Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Alexander Bullock. He served as Associate Justice from 1866 to 1869.
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