Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress 1789-1791
 
The First Federal Congress

Representative Abiel Foster

Life dates:

 

8 August 1735-6 Febuary 1806

Place of Residence (1789):

 

Canterbury , New Hampshire

Occupation (1789) :

 

Public Servant

Place of Birth:

 

Amesbury , Massachusetts

Age (1789) :

 

53

Religion (1789):

 

Congregational

College Education :

 

Harvard

Marital Status (1789):

 

Married

Military Service during the Revolutionary War:

 

None

Prior Political Offices:

 
  • Provincial Congress (1775)
  • Town Officer
  • State Legislature
  • Confederation Congress

Delegate to Federal Convention:

 

No

Pro/Anti ratification of Constitution :

 

Unknown (Though he ran as a Federalist in the first federal election)

Support for strong central government (particularly in its executive fuctions)

 

Strong

Last year of continuous service in House:

 

1790

 
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