Josiah Forster | |
|---|---|
 Josiah in the centre | |
| Born | 1782[1] |
| Died | 1870[1] |
| Resting place | Tottenham Friends' burial ground[3] |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Forster's school (founded by his grandfather)[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher and writer |
| Known for | Slavery abolitionist, Bible society |
| Spouse(s) | 1.Rachel Wilson 2.Sarah Dillworth[3] |
| Children | one (died a baby) |
| Parent | William Forster (1747–1824)and Elizabeth Hayward (1759–1837)[3] |
| Relatives | William (brother), William Edward (nephew) |
Josiah Forster (1782 – 27 June 1870)[3] was an English teacher and philanthropist. He was an early member of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839[1] and a supporter of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Both he and his wife were senior figures in the British Quakers.
- ^ a b c The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1841, National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG599, Given by British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1880
- ^ a b Tottenham Quakers History, accessed 14 July 2008
- ^ a b c d Edward H. Milligan, Josiah Forster in ‘Forster, William (1784–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/46946 (subscription required for online access). Retrieved 17 July 2008.