A. Lawrence Foster
Encyclopedia
'Abel Lawrence Foster' (Sept. 17, 1802 in Littleton, MA - May 21, 1877 in Washington D.C.) was a United States Representative
from New York State.
He studied law in Vernon
, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Morrisville
about 1827.
Foster was elected as a Whig
to the Twenty-seventh
Congress
(March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-seventh Congress). He settled permanently in Virginia
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York State.
He studied law in Vernon
Vernon (town), New York
Vernon is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5,335 at the 2000 census.The Town of Vernon is on the western border of the county...
, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Morrisville
Morrisville
Morrisville may refer to:* Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States* Morrisville, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States* Morrisville, Missouri, United States* Morrisville, New York, United States...
about 1827.
Foster was elected as a Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
to the Twenty-seventh
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh 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, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...
Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
(March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-seventh Congress). He settled permanently in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.