Family and Education
bap. 28 Sept. 1740, 1st s. of Anthony Foster, MP [I], of Collon, chief baron of Exchequer [I], by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of William Burgh, MP [I], of Dublin. educ. by Rev. Richard Norris, Drogheda; Trinity, Dublin 1757; M. Temple 1759, called [I] 1766; bencher, King’s Inn, Dublin 1784. m. 14 Dec. 1764, 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. surv. suc. fa 1779. cr. Baron Oriel [UK] 17 July 1821.
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; chancellor of exchequer [I] Apr. 1784–5, July 1804–6, May 1807–11; Speaker of House of Commons [I] 5 Sept. 1785–1800; member of Board of Trade 1785 – 1800, Feb. 1802; first commr. of treasury [I] Aug. 1804–6, second commr. May 1807–13, [UK] Sept. 1807 – Jan. 1812; commr. of public recs. [I] Aug. 1810.
Trustee, linen board [I] 1784; vice-pres. board of agriculture 1803.
Custos rot. co. Louth 1798 – 1801, gov. 1798 – d.
Capt. Collon inf. 1796.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Collon, co. Louth, [I].
Notes
Based on A. P. W. Malcomson, John Foster. The politics of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy (1978).
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