Cassius Gaius Foster

Cassius Gaius Foster (June 22, 1837 – June 21, 1899) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Education and career Born in Webster, New York, Foster read law to enter the bar in 1859. He was in private practice in Rochester, New York in 1859, and in Atchison, Kansas from 1859 to 1863. He was a member of the Kansas Senate from 1863 to 1864, returning to private practice in Atchison from 1864 to 1867. He then served as Mayor of Atchison in 1867, returning to private practice in 1868, where he continued through 1874. Federal judicial service