John W. Foster
John Watson Foster (March 2, 1836 – November 15, 1917) was an American general, journalist and diplomat.
John Watson Foster | |
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| 32nd United States Secretary of State | |
| In office June 29, 1892 – February 23, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | James G. Blaine |
| Succeeded by | Walter Q. Gresham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1836 Petersburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1917 (aged 81) U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer, General, Politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Born in Pike County, Indiana, and raised in Evansville, he was a lawyer. During the American Civil War, he was a general officer for the Union.[1] The Civil war ended in 1865. Between 1865 and 1869, Foster worked as a journalist for the Evansville Daily Journal.[2] After that, he was the U.S. Minister to Mexico (1873-1880), Russia (1880-1881) and Spain (1883-1885).[2] He was U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison from 1892-1893.[2] In 1895, he helped the Qing Dynasty in drafting the Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895. He worked for the Chinese as a legal consultant and commissioner.[2]
His grandchildren included John Foster Dulles, who also became a U.S. Secretary of State,[2] Allen Welsh Dulles, a Director of Central Intelligence,[3] and Eleanor Lansing Dulles, economist and diplomat.[4] He is also the great-grandfather of the Catholic theologian Cardinal Avery Dulles.[3]
References
change- ↑ "The Political Graveyard". Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "John W. Foster". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cardinal Avery Dulles dies". Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ "Selected Papers of John W. Foster". Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
Other websites
change- 1892-1893: Secretary of State John Watson Foster
- John W. Foster profile at Internet Accuracy Project
| Preceded by Thomas H. Nelson |
U.S. Minister to Mexico 1873-1880 |
Succeeded by Philip H. Morgan |
| Preceded by Edwin W. Stoughton |
U.S. Minister to Russia 1880-1881 |
Succeeded by William H. Hunt |
| Preceded by Hannibal Hamlin |
U.S. Minister to Spain 1883–1885 |
Succeeded by Jabez L. M. Curry |