Addison G. Foster


Addison Gardner Foster was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Washington.

Early life

Foster was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, where he attended public schools.

Career

Foster moved to Wabasha County, Minnesota, where he worked in the grain and real estate business. He was auditor and surveyor of Wabasha County before moving to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1873, where he worked in the lumber business. He moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1888 and continued in the lumber business, and also engaged in coal mine operations and railroad construction.
Foster was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1899, to March 4, 1905. He did not run for reelection. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Coast and Insular Survey and a member of the Committee on Geological Survey.

Death

He resumed the lumber business at Tacoma, and in 1914 retired from active business pursuits and resided in Tacoma until his death in 1917. He was buried in Tacoma Cemetery.