Background
Foster, John Hopkins was born on January 31, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Alexander H. and Martha (Hopkins) Foster.
Foster, John Hopkins was born on January 31, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Alexander H. and Martha (Hopkins) Foster.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1882. Bachelor of Laws, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1884. Admitted to bar, 1885.
Member Indiana House of Representatives, 1893-1894. Judge Superior Court, Vanderburg Company, Indiana, 1894-1906. Elected to 59th Congress, at special election, May 16, 1905, to fill unexpired term of James A. Hemenway (elected to the United States Senate).
Reëlected to 60th Congress (1907-1909), 1st Indiana District.
Member Indiana House of Representatives, 1893-1894.
Married Josephine Piper, December 28, 1887.