Asa Lansford Foster (August 19, 1798 – January 9, 1868) was a Pennsylvanian geologist, merchant, and coal mine owner. He was also a geologist, mining engineer, and publisher and was one of the pioneers of the anthracite industry. He was a native of Massachusetts but immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1818. Foster married Louisa Trott Chapman.
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19 August 1798 Massachusetts
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9 January 1868 (aged 69) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Leo |
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