Background
Foster, John Witherspoon was born on November 6, 1948 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Charles Cantzon and Isabel (Witherspoon) Foster.
Foster, John Witherspoon was born on November 6, 1948 in Columbia, South Carolina. Son of Charles Cantzon and Isabel (Witherspoon) Foster.
Bachelor, Davidson College, 1970; Bachelor, Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1972; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1976.
Analyst economics, Government Research Group, Washington, 1972-1973;
associate, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, 1976-1979;
from associate to partner, Boyd, Knowlton, Tate & Finlay, Columbia, 1979-1983;
partner, McNair Law Firm, P.A., Columbia, since 1983. Board directors, member Executive Committee Foster-Dixiana Corporation, Columbia, since 1979. Chairman South Carolina.
Tax Board Review, Columbia, 1981-1988.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1972-1973. Member American Bar Association, National Association Bond Lawyers.
Married Vesta Anne Haselden, November 5, 1977. Children: Vesta Murray, Isabel Witherspoon.