Not to be confused with George Foss, British physician, who treated for some time Michael Dillon, the first female-to-male transsexual to undergo phalloplasty; see Michael Dillon for details.
Foss was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1913).[1] He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Fifty-sixth through Sixty-first Congresses).
On March 29, 1907, residents in the North Chicago, Illinois, incorporated Foss Park District to honor him. The Park District's largest park (Foss Park) bares his name as well.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1912. Foss was elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1919).
He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1918, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. He resumed the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
He died on March 15, 1936, in Chicago, and was interred in Graceland Cemetery.
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 22. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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January 01, 1970
george, foss, confused, with, george, foss, british, physician, treated, some, time, michael, dillon, first, female, male, transsexual, undergo, phalloplasty, michael, dillon, details, george, edmund, foss, july, 1863, march, 1936, representative, from, illino. Not to be confused with George Foss British physician who treated for some time Michael Dillon the first female to male transsexual to undergo phalloplasty see Michael Dillon for details George Edmund Foss July 2 1863 March 15 1936 was a U S Representative from Illinois He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss George Edmund FossMember of theU S House of Representatives from IllinoisIn office March 4 1915 March 3 1919Preceded byCharles M ThomsonSucceeded byCarl R ChindblomConstituency10th districtIn office March 4 1903 March 3 1913Preceded byGeorge W PrinceSucceeded byCharles M ThomsonConstituency10th districtIn office March 4 1895 March 3 1903Preceded byThomas J HendersonSucceeded byPhilip KnopfConstituency7th districtPersonal detailsBorn 1863 07 02 July 2 1863Berkshire VermontDiedMarch 15 1936 1936 03 15 aged 72 Chicago IllinoisPolitical partyRepublicanLife and career editFoss was born on July 2 1863 in Berkshire Vermont He was a brother of Eugene Noble Foss Foss attended the common schools and graduated from Harvard University in 1885 He attended Columbia Law School and the School of Political Science at Columbia University in New York City In 1889 he graduated from Union College of Law at Chicago Illinois was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Chicago Foss was elected as a Republican to the Fifty fourth and eight succeeding Congresses March 4 1895 March 3 1913 1 He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs Fifty sixth through Sixty first Congresses On March 29 1907 residents in the North Chicago Illinois incorporated Foss Park District to honor him The Park District s largest park Foss Park bares his name as well He was an unsuccessful candidate for re election in 1912 Foss was elected to the Sixty fourth and Sixty fifth Congresses March 4 1915 March 3 1919 He was not a candidate for renomination to Congress in 1918 but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate He resumed the practice of law He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1932 to the Seventy third Congress He died on March 15 1936 in Chicago and was interred in Graceland Cemetery nbsp Foss graveSee also editWilliam D BoyceReferences edit S Doc 58 1 Fifty eighth Congress Extraordinary session beginning November 9 1903 Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A J Halford Special edition Corrections made to November 5 1903 GovInfo gov U S Government Printing Office 9 November 1903 p 22 Retrieved 2 July 2023 United States Congress George E Foss id F000295 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byThomas J Henderson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 7th congressional district1895 1903 Succeeded byPhilip Knopf Preceded byGeorge W Prince Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 10th congressional district1903 1913 Succeeded byCharles M Thomson Preceded byCharles M Thomson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 10th congressional district1915 1919 Succeeded byCarl R Chindblom nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George E Foss amp oldid 1181846799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
