John H. Foster
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district
In office May 16, 1905 – March 3, 1909
Preceded by	James A. Hemenway
Succeeded by	John W. Boehne
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
In office 1893
Personal details
Born	John Hopkins Foster (1862-01-31)January 31, 1862 Evansville, Indiana
Died	September 5, 1917(1917-09-05) (aged 55) Evansville, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington, George Washington University

John Hopkins Foster (January 31, 1862 – September 5, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1905 to 1909.

Born in Evansville, Indiana, Foster attended the common schools of his native city and was graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1882 and from the law department of Columbian University (now George Washington University), Washington, D.C., in 1884.

He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced the practice of his profession in Evansville, Indiana.

He served as member of the Indiana State House of Representatives in 1893. He served as judge of the superior court of Vanderburg County 1896–1905.

Foster was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Hemenway. He was reelected to the Sixtieth Congress and served from May 16, 1905, to March 3, 1909. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress.

He resumed the practice of law in Evansville, Indiana, where he died September 5, 1917. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

• United States Congress. "John H. Foster (id: F000307)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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