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William Foster (1794–1866)

William Foster, by Walter Mason, c.1857

William Foster, by Walter Mason, c.1857

National Library of Australia, 7975408

DEATH—February 2nd, at his residence, Belgrave-place, at Brighton, aged 72, William Foster, Esq., late of Sydney, Australia, Barrister-at-law, Solicitor-General, and member for the County of Northumberland, Australia, under the first Constitutional Act, brother to John Foster, Esq., of Hobart Town, and son of John Foster, Esq., formerly of Armidstead, Settle, Yorkshire.

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  • profile, Illustrated Sydney News, 29 October 1853, p 4

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'Foster, William (1794–1866)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/foster-william-28829/text37086, accessed 4 October 2023.

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William Foster, by Walter Mason, c.1857

William Foster, by Walter Mason, c.1857

National Library of Australia, 7975408

Life Summary [details]

Birth

28 February, 1794
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Death

2 February, 1866 (aged 71)
Brighton, Sussex, England

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