# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abiel-foster
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:52:30.589Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abiel-foster"
name: "Abiel Foster"
slug: "abiel-foster"
description: "Abiel Foster was an American clergyman and politician from Canterbury, Province of New Hampshire. He represented New Hampshire in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress. He was the first person in United States history elected to Congress in a special election."
tagline: "American politician (1735-1806)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abiel_Foster.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1735-08-08"
deathDate: "1806-02-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.11
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.804932
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "ابيل فوستير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiel_Foster"
    title: "Abiel Foster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiel_Foster"
    title: "Abiel Foster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "آبیل فاستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8"
    title: "אביאל פוסטר"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320910"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump