Francis Foster (Tasmanian politician)

Francis Henry Foster
Francis Henry Foster
Born(1888-01-16)January 16, 1888
Brighton, Sussex, England
DiedMay 31, 1979(1979-05-31) (aged 91)
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
  • Pastoralist
  • Businessman
OfficeMember of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Termin office 1937–1941
SpousePatricia Ainslie Wood
Children6
Parents
  • Henry Foster (father)
  • Blanche Laura Foster, née Keach (mother)

Francis Henry Foster (16 January 1888 – 31 May 1979) was an Australian pastoralist, businessman and politician. He was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, the eldest son of Colonel Henry Foster, a Tasmanian farmer.[1] His grandfather was John Foster, a Tasmanian farmer, businessman and politician, and his great-uncle was William Foster who had been Solicitor General for New South Wales and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[2] After military service during the First World War, Francis Foster was a successful businessman who served as member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly between 1937 and 1941.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Lt-Col Henry Foster". The Examiner. 29 March 1944. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "Foster, William (1794–1866)". People Australia. Australian National University. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ Foster, William F. "Foster, Francis Henry (1888–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Foster, Francis Henry". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.