John C. Foster

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = John C. Foster

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|04|02}}

|birth_place = Habersham County, Georgia, U.S.

|office1 = Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 50th district

|term_start1 = 1975

|term_end1 = 1992

|party = Democratic

|spouse = Bobbie Helen Carpenter

|children = 2{{Cite web|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1981.pdf|title=Georgia Official and Statistical Register: 1981-1982|work=Georgia General Assembly|access-date=December 19, 2022}}

|alma_mater = Piedmont University

}}

John C. Foster (born April 2, 1935) is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 50th district of the Georgia State Senate.

Life and career

Foster was born in Habersham County, Georgia. He attended Piedmont University and served in the United States Army.

In 1975, Foster was elected to represent the 50th district of the Georgia State Senate. He was chairperson of the Senate's education committee.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/399522045/|title=Blacks, whites work together to solve Redan overcrowding|work=The Atlanta Constitution|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=October 17, 1983|access-date=December 19, 2022|page=53|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite web|url=https://kaltura.uga.edu/media/t/1_k63kz22t|title=John C. Foster, Reflections on Georgia Politics|author=Russell Library|work=University of Georgia|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=December 19, 2022}} He served until 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL127JCF.xml|title=John C. Foster, Sr. Papers|work=University of Georgia|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2022}}

References

Category:1935 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Habersham County, Georgia

Category:Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators

Category:Piedmont University alumni

Category:20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly