FOSTER, Sidney 1849-1936

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FOSTER, Sidney 1849-1936

FOSTER, DAVIS

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 8/27/2010 at 17:04:16

Sidney A. Foster
Died at Hospital in
Des Moines, Feb 1
Sidney A. Foster, 86 years old, a one-time Osage News editor died Saturday night at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.
Born on a farm near Friendship, N. Y, May 17, 1849, Mr. Foster came to Iowa in 1877. It was during his early life in the state that he published the Osage news. Later he served as a clerk in the Iowa Legislature.
In 1886 he founded the Royal Union Life Insurance Company and for many years served as secretary and manager. He retired from business in 1924. The company has since been purchased by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Although not a college man, Mr. Foster was an honorary alumnus of the State University of Iowa.
Surviving Mr. Foster are two children, Mrs. J. Stuart Davis, of Des Moines, and Don H. Foster of Washington, D.C.
[Mitchell County Press, February 6, 1936]

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Obituary: Sidney A. Foster Died at Hospital in Des Moines, Feb 1 Sidney A. Foster, 86 years old, a one-time Osage News editor died Saturday night at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Born on a farm near Friendship, N. Y, May 17, 1849, Mr. Foster came to Iowa in 1877. It was during his early life in the state that he published the Osage news. Later he served as a clerk in the Iowa Legislature. In 1886 he founded the Royal Union Life Insurance Company and for many years served as secretary and manager. He retired from business in 1924. The company has since been purchased by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Although not a college man, Mr. Foster was an honorary alumnus of the State University of Iowa. Surviving Mr. Foster are two children, Mrs. J. Stuart Davis, of Des Moines, and Don H. Foster of Washington, D.C. [Mitchell County Press, February 6, 1936]
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