Jedediah Foster (October 10, 1726—October 17, 1779) was a judge and advocate for independence during the American Revolution, and ultimately a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Foster was born in Andover, Massachusetts and studied law at Harvard University.
He served in the First Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and as a colonel in the American Revolution.
Foster was part of a committee of three which was appointed to draft the first Constitution of Massachusetts.
[1] The site of his home, known as Jedediah Foster Homesite is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.