Murphy J. Foster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murphy J. Foster

American politician and entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1849

Place of Birth: Franklin, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1921

Profession: lawyer, businessperson, politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Murphy James Foster (January 12, 1849 – June 12, 1921) was the 31st Governor of the U.S.
state of Louisiana, an office he held for two terms from 1892 to 1900.
Foster supported the Louisiana Constitution of 1898, which effectively disfranchised the black majority, who were mostly Republicans.
This led to Louisiana becoming a one-party Democratic state for several generations and excluding African Americans from the political system. Louisiana followed Mississippi (1890) and other southern states in adopting a new constitution with devices to disfranchise blacks, then a majority in the state, chiefly by making voter registration more difficult.
This situation of discriminatory political exclusion was not corrected until after enforcement of constitutional rights by the federal government under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.