Stephen Clark Foster
Former United States Representative
Stephen Clark Foster was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Machias, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools, learned the blacksmith's trade and subsequently became a shipbuilder. Wikipedia
Born: December 24, 1799, Machias, ME
Died: October 5, 1872 (age 72 years), Pembroke, ME
Books: Republican Land Policy, Homes for the Million: Give the Public Lands to the People, and You Settle the Slavery Question, Obliterate the Frontiers, Dispense with a Standing Army, and Extinguish Mormonism and The Rights of White Men Vindicated. Speech of Hon. Stephen C. Foster, of Maine. Delivered in the U. S. House of Representatives, March 10th, 1858
Previous offices: Representative (1857–1861) and Maine State Representative (1834–1837)