Representative Martin David Foster

Martin David Foster (born September 3, 1861) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. Representing the state’s 23rd Congressional District, he served as a U.S. Representative from December 2, 1907, to March 3, 1919. Over the course of his congressional career, Foster completed six terms in the House.

During his time in office, Foster served as a Representative for Illinois in the Democratic Party, participating in the legislative work of the House through the late 1900s and 1910s. Although specific committee assignments, legislative initiatives, and details of his congressional office operations are not provided in the available record, his twelve years in Congress place him among the longer-serving members from his district in that era. He left office as a former member of Congress at the conclusion of his final term in 1919.