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Thomas Lewis Foster Full Name: Thomas Lewis Foster Date of birth: March 6, 1875 Date of death: November 7, 1942 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 10 Jan 14, 1913 - Feb 5, 1914 33rd (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat San Augustine / San Augustine   Angelina, San Augustine (1) District 10 comprised of Saint Augustine and Angelina counties; District 116 comprised of Uvalde, Medina, Zavala, and Dimmit counties, pp. 39, 44, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (2) District 10 represented by T.L. Foster, p. 4. House Journal. (3) Benjamin A. Calhoun, sworn 9/16/1914, succeeded T.L. Foster, resigned 2/5/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) District 116 represented by T.L. Foster, p. 852. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Other Resources Obituary, "T.L. Foster, Attorney for Oil Firm, Dies," 11/8/1942. Notes service in the Texas Legislature. Dallas Morning News. Census of 1910 - Thomas L. Foster, San Augustine, San Augustine County, age 34, born circa 1876 in Texas, lawyer/general practice, spouse Laura B, daughter Louise. FamilySearch. 1910 Thomas Lewis Foster, birth date 3/6/1875, death date 11/7/1942, interment in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas; spouse Laura Burrus Foster, daughter Louise Foster Toole. Find a Grave. Death notice, "T.L. Foster Is Dead," 11/8/1942, p. 18. Port Arthur News. 33rd Legislature (1913) - T.L. Foster, postoffice San Augustine, nativity Texas, age 38 (born circa 1875), lawyer, 38 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. T.L. Foster, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 33rd R.S. - 1913 Constitutional Amendments   Counties   Education   Judiciary   Labor   Reforms in Civil Procedure   State Affairs

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