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Justice Foster (other)
Justice Foster may refer to: * Arthur B. Foster (1872–1958), associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court * Dwight Foster (politician, born 1828) (1828–1884), judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court * Enoch Foster (1839–1913), justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine * Harry Ellsworth Foster (1898–1962), associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court * Henry A. Foster (1800–1889), ex officio judge of the New York Court of Appeals * Lafayette S. Foster (1806–1880), associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court * Peter Foster (judge) (1912–1985), justice of the High Court of justice of England * Robert Foster (judge) (1589–1663), chief justice of the King's Bench. * Sydney F. Foster (1893–1973), judge of the New York Court of Appeals * William Lawrence Foster (1823–1897), associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court * William P. Foster (jurist) (fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur B
Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text '' Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th century Romano-British general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem '' Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a matter of debate and the poem only survives in a late 13th century manuscript entitled the Book of Aneirin. A 9th-century Breton landowner named Arthur witnessed several charters collected in the '' Cartulary of Redon''. The Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Foster (politician, Born 1828)
Dwight Foster (December 13, 1828April 18, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts Attorney General and was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Early life Foster was born in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts and attended the common schools there and completed preparatory studies in Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated from Yale College in 1848, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 ''Living members'' and the 1973 ''Deceased Members'' books. The last year the members were published in the ''Yale Banner'' is 1969." He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts the following year, and attended Harvard Law School in 1851. He began the practice of law in Worcester. Career In 1854, he served in the Massachuset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enoch Foster
Enoch Foster (May 10, 1839 – November 15, 1913) was a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. Biography Enoch Foster was born in Newry, Maine on May 10, 1839 and was of Puritan Yankee ancestry. He attended Bates College (then called the Maine State Seminary), graduating in 1860. He went on to enroll in Bowdoin in 1860 and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1864 after receiving credit for time he spent in the 13th Regiment of the Maine Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, with his second degree. Foster studied law at Albany Law School and passed the bar exam in New York and Maine. Governor Robie appointed Foster to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1884. After stepping down from the Supreme Court, Foster co-founded the firm of Foster and Hersey and remained active in the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, the Freemasons, Grand Army of the Republic and Odd Fellows. Enoch Foster died in Portland, Maine on November 15, 1913, and was buried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
