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|resting_place=Franklin Cemetery
|resting_place=Franklin Cemetery
|spouse=(1) Divorced
|spouse=(1) Divorced
(2) Alice C. Foster<br>(married 1995-2020, his death)
(2) Alice C. Foster<br>(married 1980-2020, his death)
|children=From first marriage:<br>
|children=From first marriage by unidentified spouse:<br>
Murphy Foster, III<br>
Murphy Foster, III<br>
Ramelle Foster<br>
Ramelle Foster<br>
|profession=[[Business]]man; rancher<br>
|profession=[[Business]]man; rancher<br>
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
|wars=[[Korean War]]
|battles=[[Korean War]]
|service_dates=1952-1956
|service_years=1952-1956
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (1995)
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (1995)
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]
==Background==
==Background==
Foster resided at his family's Oaklawn Manor sugar plantation near Franklin in St. Mary Parish in the southern portion of his state. Foster's grandfather, Murphy, Sr. (1849-1921), was a Louisiana governor and [[U.S. Senator]] from Louisiana; technically Murphy Foster, III, he used the Roman numeral "II" because his grandfather died nine years before Foster was born.
Foster resided at his family's Oaklawn Manor sugar plantation near Franklin in St. Mary Parish in the southern portion of his state. Foster's grandfather, Murphy, Sr. (1849-1921), was a Louisiana governor and [[U.S. Senator]] from Louisiana; technically Murphy Foster, III, he used the Roman numeral "II" because his grandfather died nine years before Foster was born.
After his divorce, he married Alice C. Foster, formerly Alice West from her first marriage (November 6, 1940 – March 6, 2025). She was a native of Portsmouth, [[Virginia]]. As First Lady of Louisina, she Project Clean-Up (The Governor's state-wide Litter Eradication program),Breast Cancer Awareness programs, the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, of which she served as the 1996, 1997, and 1998 campaign spokesperson. She was the author of an educational children's book, ''You Are Sunshine.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/alice-foster-1092744060|title=Alice Foster obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>
After his divorce, he married Alice C. Foster, formerly Alice West from her first marriage (November 6, 1940 – March 6, 2025). A native of Portsmouth, [[Virginia]], she was influential as the First Lady of Louisiana, involved in Project Clean-Up (The Governor's state-wide Litter Eradication program), Breast Cancer Awareness programs, the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, of which she served as the 1996, 1997, and 1998 campaign spokesperson. She was the author of an educational children's book, ''You Are Sunshine.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.theadvocate.com/obituary/alice-foster-1092744060|title=Alice Foster obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==