Israel Moore Foster
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Israel Moore Foster (12 January 1873 - 10 June 1950) was a Republican Representative in the United States Congress from the State of Ohio.
Foster was born in Athens, Ohio, on 12 January 1873. After graduating from the Ohio University in 1895, he studied law at the Harvard Law School in 1895 and 1896 before graduating from the Ohio State Law School in 1898.
He practiced law in Athens and became the prosecuting attorney of Athens County from 1902 to 1910. He also served as a member and secretary of the board of trustees of Ohio University for 24 years and was secretary of the Republican State Central Committee in 1912.
Foster was elected to the House of Representatives in Congress in 1918 and served for three terms before failing to be renominated in 1924. While in Congress, he is best known for proposing the Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitution.
After serving in Congress, he was appointed a commissioner of claims and served until 1942, when he retired. He died in Washington, D.C. on 10 June 1950. He is buried in Washington D.C.'s Rock Creek Cemetery.
