Cassius Gaius Foster

Cassius Gaius Foster
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office March 10, 1874 – February 28, 1899
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Mark W. Delahay
Succeeded by	William Cather Hook
Member of the Kansas Senate
In office 1863-1864
Personal details
Born	Cassius Gaius Foster (1837-06-22)June 22, 1837 Webster, New York
Died	June 21, 1899(1899-06-21) (aged 61) Topeka, Kansas
Education	read law

Cassius Gaius Foster (June 22, 1837 – June 21, 1899) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Education and career

Born in Webster, New York, Foster read law to enter the bar in 1859. He was in private practice in Rochester, New York in 1859, and in Atchison, Kansas from 1859 to 1863. He was a member of the Kansas Senate from 1863 to 1864, returning to private practice in Atchison from 1864 to 1867. He then served as Mayor of Atchison in 1867, returning to private practice in 1868, where he continued through 1874.

Federal judicial service

On March 9, 1874, Foster was nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas vacated by Judge Mark W. Delahay. Foster was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 1874, and received his commission the same day. Foster served in that capacity until his retirement on February 28, 1899.

Death

Foster died on June 21, 1899, in Topeka, Kansas.

Sources

• Cassius Gaius Foster at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.