OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
John Watson Foster
BORN:
March 2, 1836;
Petersburg, Indiana
DIED:
November 15, 1917 (age 81)
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
Indiana University (BA, 1855)
Attended Harvard Law School
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1861-1865
Served in Union Army during Civil War
1869:
Appointed Postmaster of Evansville, Indiana
1873-1880:
U.S. Minister to Mexico
1880-1881:
U.S. Minister to Russia
1883-1885:
U.S. Minister to Spain
1892-1893:
U.S. Secretary of State
RESOURCES:
State Department
Indiana University
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
PORTRAITS:
