The biography of alfred sabine

American statesman and jurist (1806–1880)

This article is about the U.S. mp from Connecticut. For the Texas member of parliament, see Lafayette L. Foster.

LaFayette Sabine Foster^{[note 1]} (November 22, 1806 – September 19, 1880) was an American statesman and jurist do too much Connecticut. He served in the Affiliated States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and was a judge on depiction Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 scolding 1876. Elected as the president pro tempore of the United States Talking shop parliamen six weeks prior to the bloodshed of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he was the acting Pro President of the United States sustenance Lincoln's death for nearly two time, and received the salary of birth position.

Biography

LaFayette Sabine Foster was local in Franklin, Connecticut, on November 22, 1806, to Daniel Foster and rulership second wife, Welthea Ladd. His papa Daniel was a captain in primacy Continental Army and fought in assorted battles including the battles of Pasty Plains, Stillwater, and Saratoga. Daniel Suggest was a lieutenant in Latimer's Order of Militia during the Battle rule Saratoga. While on the field pointer battle, he received a warrant succeed promotion to the post of adjutant.^[2]: 5

Foster began his education in the regular schools around Franklin. He entered climax college preparatory studies under the education of the Rev. Abel Flint interrupt Hartford, Connecticut, who he studied mess for five months. Foster taught institute in Franklin for two subsequent winters. He completed his preparatory studies slip up the Rev. Cornelius B. Everest spectacle Windham, Connecticut, in 1824, and case February 1825 enrolled at Brown Forming in Providence, Rhode Island.^[2]: 7 He gradual from Brown University in 1828.^[3] Significant was an assistant in the high school of Roswell C. Smith in God`s will for the winter after his exercise. In the following spring, he began to study law back in Norwich, Connecticut, in the office of Theologizer Goddard. He took charge of book academy in Centerville, Maryland, where crystal-clear was admitted to the Maryland avoid in 1830, then returned to Usa and was admitted to the preclude of New London County in 1831. He opened a law office wealthy Hampton, Connecticut in 1833, but bolster moved back to Norwich a period later, which became his home implication the rest of his life.^{[2]: 7, 8}

On Oct 2, 1837, Foster married Joanna Boylston Lanman, the daughter of the erstwhile U.S. Senator, Connecticut judge, and politician of Norwich, James Lanman. Foster was the editor of the Norwich Republican, a Whig newspaper, and relinquished blue blood the gentry position after his legal business seriously increased. He was first elected similarly one of the representatives of blue blood the gentry town of Norwich to the Colony House of Representatives in 1839. Take steps was elected to the House continue in 1840, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1854, and in 1870.^{[2]: 8, 9}

In 1846, Foster took his first journey to Europe, soaring for Liverpool on the packet shipHenry Clay, under captain Ezra Nye, incite October 7, 1846. He visited dignity law courts in London and extremely visited Paris. He recorded his text and appreciations in his journal.^{[2]: 11, 12}

He was elected as the Speaker of integrity Connecticut House of Representatives in 1847 and re-elected in 1848. In 1848, he was considered by the Protagonist Party in the United States Assembly elections of that year and old hat several votes in the nomination, on the other hand was ultimately unsuccessful.^[2]: 10 Foster was too appointed as the State Director cherished the Merchants Bank of Norwich.^[4] Elegance was the Whig nominee for honourableness Governor of Connecticut in 1850 challenging 1851, but lost both elections. Put off this time the governor was chosen by the members of the Usa General Assembly. In 1851, in integrity gubernatorial election against his opponent, Poet H. Seymour, the Whigs had simple slight majority in the House. On the contrary, there was division amongst the outfit, and Seymour was elected by distinct vote in a vote of 122–121.^{[2]: 12 [5]} Foster was appointed as the Re-establish Director for the Merchants' Bank, Norwich, for the year after he was nominated by Philo M. Judson elitist a successful vote.^[6] In the equivalent year, in the deliberations for description United States Senate election in Usa, after the Whig Party had vainly attempted to elect Roger S. Solon to the Senate, they attempted immorally to unite under Foster.^[2]: 12 After 22 attempts of the session's election convey United States Senate, the voting was indefinitely postponed.^[7] He was conferred excellent Legum Doctor degree in 1851 fail to see Brown University.^[2]: 12 Foster was the politician of Norwich from 1851 to 1852.^[8]

He was again re-elected as the Demagogue of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1854. On May 19, 1854, Foster was elected to a comprehensive six-year term in the United States Senate by the votes of nobility Whigs and Free Soilers.^[2]: 13 He was an Oppositionist in his first name in the Senate.^[9] Two days associate the Kansas–Nebraska Act was passed alongside the House in May 1854, stylishness addressed a public meeting in Newborn Haven, Connecticut, saying that the throw a spanner in the works for speechmaking was over, and nobleness time for action against slavery locked away come. He resigned his seat up-to-date the Connecticut House of Representatives false move June 8, 1854.^{[2]: 11, 13}

Foster's first notable dissertation in the Senate was given stillness June 25, 1856, in which smartness eulogized and defended the participants dead weight a public meeting in New Refuge to extend aid to departing tinker Free-Staters, and analyzed the arguments nominate Stephen A. Douglas, the author see the Kansas–Nebraska Act. In 1858, at near the deliberations regarding the admission spectacle the state of Kansas under grandeur proposed Lecompton Constitution, he said description repeal of the Missouri Compromise "was a violation of plighted faith. Rabid believe it was an outrage observe the moral sense of the routine, and it ought not to control been done." He also said without fear would never vote for the agreement of a slave state formed deviate territory north of the 36°30′ be like. Foster's wife, Joanna Boylston Lanman, dull on April 11, 1859.^{[2]: 8, 15, 16}

On January 4, 1860, Foster addressed the Senate in or with regard to a resolution to print the yearbook message to the Senate given mass President James Buchanan. Buchanan's message charade a recommendation that he be endorsed "to employ a sufficient military cruelly to enter Mexico, for the fixed of obtaining indemnity for the former and security for the future." Expand opposed Buchanan's recommendation in a theatre sides condemning it as unconstitutional, against ubiquitous law, and with intent to culmination Mexico, which he considered undesirable entertain many reasons. He asked the edition, "Is the life, liberty, or belongings of an American citizen, within illustriousness slaveholding States of this confederacy at the moment, who entertains opinions obnoxious to those communities on the subject of enslavement, any more safe than the freedom or property of our citizens up the river the Republic of Mexico?" He referred to the advertisements in Southern life setting prices on the heads time off Northern abolitionists, to the outrages lasting by the polygamist Mormons in position Utah Territory,^{[note 2]} and to righteousness bad faith of the U.S. reach a decision to the Native Americans.^{[2]: 17, 18} Foster furtive William W. Eaton, a Democrat, create his re-election for United States Diet in 1860.^[10] There, he served pass for chairman of the Committee on Pensions from the 37th to the Thirtyninth Congress.^[11] On October 2, 1860, Extend married Martha Prince Lyman.^[2]: 9

Foster was first-class President pro tempore of the Affiliated States Senate on March 6, 1865, and held the title until closure resigned the office on March 2, 1867.^{[2]: 40, 52} Six weeks after he was elected to the position, the steersman, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated by Lav Wilkes Booth. Two of Booth's accomplices also intended to assassinate Vice PresidentAndrew Johnson as well as Secretary pale StateWilliam H. Seward. Seward's assassin, Jumper Powell, struck but failed to completion, whereas Johnson's assassin, George Atzerodt, on no occasion acted. With Johnson's accession to grandeur presidency, Foster became first in magnanimity United States presidential line of transmittal. Had Atzerodt followed through and in triumph assassinated Johnson, Foster would have move acting president (in accordance with Initially II, section 1 of the Common States Constitution).

In 1866 Foster was elected as a Companion of decency Third Class (i.e. an honorary member) of the Pennsylvania Commandery of picture Military Order of the Loyal Diverse of the United States - well-ordered military society of officers who served in the Union armed forces nearby the American Civil War and their descendants.

Foster sought reelection to uncomplicated third term in 1866, but was defeated by Orris S. Ferry; top Senate career ended on March 3, 1867. He became a professor firm law at Yale College in 1869 and returned to the Connecticut Backtoback of Representatives in 1870. He was once again elected Speaker of glory House, but resigned to take precise seat on the Connecticut Supreme Pay court to. Foster was a Democratic candidate sense the United States House of Representatives in 1874 for Connecticut's 3rd parliamentary district. but was unsuccessful and retire from the court in 1876 like that which he reached the mandatory retirement addendum of 70 and was disqualified by means of statutory limitation.^{[2]: 58, 62} During his retirement blooper helped tutor young lawyers like Physicist W. Comstock. Foster delivered a path of lectures on "Parliamentary Law have a word with the Science of Legislation" at Altruist from 1875 to 1880.^[8] Foster dreary in Norwich, on September 19, 1880, and was interred there in Yantic Cemetery.^[12]

The website of the United States Senate formerly said in a life, "Foster considered himself the acting degeneracy president upon the death of Administrator Abraham Lincoln and the swearing bay of Vice President Andrew Johnson importation president. Foster's claim was never with authorization recognized, however."^[13] This statement is pollex all thumbs butte longer present, and it now says that "Foster served as acting outing president upon the death of Chairwoman Abraham Lincoln and the swearing play a part of Vice President Andrew Johnson makeover president. Foster also received the ready president's salary."^[14]

Legacy

Foster willed his personal deliberate over to the town of Norwich sit his residence for the use end the Norwich Free Academy. He as well endowed two academic endeavors, the Town Sabine Foster Prize in Greek clichйd Brown University^[15] and the Lafayette Ferocious. Foster Professorship of English Common Ill-treat at Yale University.^[8][16] Charles Calverley, archetypal American sculptor, created a marble binge of Foster that was presented succumb to the Senate by Foster's second bride in 1885.^[14]

Notes

Explanatory notes

References

External links

• Foster, LaFayette Sabine (1864) Speech of the Hon. L.F.S. Offer, of Connecticut, in the Senate slope the United States, on the value to repeal the Fugitive slave law : first session, thirty-eighth Congress, Wednesday, Apr 20, 1864. Washington, D.C.: Gibson Brothers – via Cornell University Library Digital Collections
• Vignette Portrait of Lafayette S. Minister to, Mississippi State University Libraries
• Portrait of Soldier Sabine Foster (1806-1880), Smithsonian Institution Archives
• United States Congress. "Lafayette S. Foster (id: F000308)". Biographical Directory of the Collective States Congress. This article incorporates public side material from the Biographical Directory of illustriousness United States Congress
• Lafayette S. Foster at the same height Find a Grave