Arthur DeWitt Foster (May 17, 1886 – March 2, 1939) was an educator, broker and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, Canada. He represented Kings from 1911 to 1915 and

Hants—Kings Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935. This riding was created in 1924 from Hants and Kings ridings. It consisted of t ...

from 1925 to 1926 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Aron Judson Foster and Eunice Lavinia Chuter, and was educated at the Provincial Normal School and

Acadia University Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia ...

. In 1912, he married Charlotte Lawrence. Foster taught school in

Wolfville Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School. The town is a tourist destination du ...

and

Kentville Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929. History Kentville owes its location to the Cornwallis River ...

. He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1915. From 1916 to 1924, he was Superintendent of the Colonization Department,

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. He was also director of Foster's Tours in

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. Foster was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1926 and 1930.

Electoral record

References

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 1886 births 1939 deaths Nova Scotia Teachers College alumni Acadia University alumni {{NovaScotia-politician-stub