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Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854


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    • Foster, Mr. (Ephraim Hubbard), 1794-1854
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    • found: Tennessee. General Assembly. In Senate of the United States, January 11, 1830 ... Resolutions of the legislature of Tennessee ... 1830:p. 2 (Ephraim H. Foster, speaker of the House of Representatives)
    • found: NUC pre-1956(Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1795?-1854)
    • found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989(Foster, Ephraim Hubbard; sen. from Tenn.; grad., Cumberland College, 1813; lawyer; served in the Creek War; priv. sec. to Gen. Andrew Jackson, 1813-15; mem., Tenn. Ho. of Reps., 1829-31 and 1835-37; served as speaker for that time; mem., U.S. Senate, 1838-39 and 1843-45; b. 9/17/1794; d. 9/6/1854)
    • found: MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, 1794-1854; usage: Ephraim H. Foster; Mr. Foster; note: not considered an author)
    • found: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, viewed on February 7, 2019(Foster, Ephraim Hubbard, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., September 17, 1794; moved to Tennessee with his parents, who settled near Nashville, Davidson County, in 1797; completed preparatory studies and graduated from Cumberland College (later the University of Nashville) in 1813; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Nashville, Tenn.; served in the Creek War and was private secretary to Gen. Andrew Jackson 1813-1815; member, State house of representatives 1829-1831, 1835-1837, and served as speaker during that time; appointed as a Whig to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Felix Grundy, and served from September 17, 1838, to March 3, 1839; was reelected for the term beginning March 4, 1839, but resigned, not wishing to obey instructions given him by the State legislature; chairman, Committee on Claims (Twenty-eighth Congress); elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his successor, Felix Grundy, and served from October 17, 1843, to March 3, 1845; unsuccessful Whig candidate for Governor in 1845; resumed the practice of law; died in Nashville, Tenn., September 6, 1854; interment in the City Cemetery)
    • found: OCLC, February 25, 2019(access points: Foster, Ephraim H. (Ephraim Hubbard); Foster, Ephraim Hubbard; usage: Mr. Foster; Ephraim H. Foster; E. H. Foster; Ephraim Foster; Ephraim Hubbard Foster)
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