Family and Education
bap. 28 Sept. 1740, 1st s. of Anthony Foster, MP [I], of Collon, c. bar. exch. [I], and 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of William Burgh, MP [I], of Dublin. educ. by Rev. Dr. Richard Norris, Drogheda g.s.; Trinity, Dublin 1757; M. Temple 1759, called [I] 1766; bencher, King’s Inns, Dublin 1784. m. 14 Dec. 1764, his cos. Margaretta, da. of Thomas Burgh, MP [I], of Bert, co. Kildare (she was cr. Baroness Oriel [I] 5 June 1790 and Viscountess Ferrard [I] 22 Nov. 1797), 5s. (4 d.v.p.) 1da. suc. fa. 1779; cr. Bar. Oriel [UK] 17 July 1821. d. 23 Aug. 1828.
Offices Held
MP [I] 1761 – 1800.
Chairman of ways and means [I] 1777 – 84; customer of Dublin 1779 – 84; PC [I] 9 July 1779, [GB] 6 Sept. 1786; chan. of exch. [I] Apr. 1784 – Sept. 1785, July 1804 – Feb. 1806, May 1807 – July 1811; Speaker of House of Commons [I] 5 Sept. 1785 – 2 Aug. 1800; member, bd. of trade 1785 – 1800, Feb. 1802; first commr. of treasury [I] 1804 – 06, second commr. 1807 – 13, [UK] Sept. 1807 – Jan. 1812; commr. of public recs. [I] 1810.
Trustee, linen board [I] 1784; vice-pres. bd. of agriculture 1803.
Custos rot. co. Louth 1798 – 1801, gov. 1798 – d.
Capt. Collon inf. 1796.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Collon, co. Louth, [I].
Notes
See A. Malcomson, John Foster.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
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FOSTER, John (1740-1828)
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