George Edmund Foss

George Edmund Foss
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Charles M. Thomson
Succeeded by	Carl R. Chindblom
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	George W. Prince
Succeeded by	Charles M. Thomson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	Thomas J. Henderson
Succeeded by	Philip Knopf
Personal details
Born	(1863-07-02)July 2, 1863 Berkshire, Vermont
Died	March 15, 1936(1936-03-15) (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican

George Edmund Foss (July 2, 1863 – March 15, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss.

Life and career[]

Foss was born on July 2, 1863 in Berkshire, Vermont. He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss. Foss attended the common schools, and graduated from Harvard University in 1885.

He attended Columbia Law School and the School of Political Science at Columbia University in New York City. In 1889 he graduated from Union College of Law at Chicago, Illinois, was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chicago.

Foss was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1913). He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Fifty-sixth through Sixty-first Congresses).

In March 29th, 1907, residents in the North Chicago, Illinois incorporated Foss Park District to honor him. The Park District’s largest park (Foss Park) bares his name as well.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1912. Foss was elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1919).

He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1918, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. He resumed the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

He died on March 15, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois and was interred in Graceland Cemetery.

See also[]

• William D. Boyce

References[]

• United States Congress. "George Edmund Foss (id: F000295)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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