Ira Roe Foster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ira Roe Foster

American general, politician and businessman

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1811

Place of Birth: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1885

Profession: lawyer, businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ira Roe Foster (January 9, 1811 – November 19, 1885) was born along the Tyger River, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
He was a teacher, medical doctor, attorney, soldier, businessman, and politician.
During the 1840s, Foster served as brigadier general in the Georgia Militia. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, he was appointed Quartermaster General of the state of Georgia, a position he continued to hold after the war's end.
He remained active in Georgia state politics into the Reconstruction period.
Foster was also elected first mayor of Eastman, Georgia.
He served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and was elected to the state senates of both Georgia and Alabama.