district predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party state_house birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
139th j. russell eshback jerry birmelin 25 january 2000 cherry ridge township , wayne county , pennsylvania honesdale , pennsylvania republican pennsylvania 22 july 1922 1971 william w. foster
 1984 william w. foster
william w. foster

william waller foster -lrb- july 22 , 1922 -- january 25 , 2000 -rrb- was a former republican member of the pennsylvania house of representatives .
