Francis Foster (Australian politician)

Not to be confused with Francis Foster (Tasmanian politician).
Francis Foster
Member of the Australian Parliament
for New England
In office
12 December 1906  31 May 1913
Preceded by Edmund Lonsdale
Succeeded by Percy Abbott
Personal details
Born 1872
Sofala, New South Wales
Died 9 September 1948 (aged 7576)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Shopkeeper, orchardist

Francis James Foster (1872 9 September 1948) was an Australian politician. Born in Sofala, New South Wales, he received a primary education, and held various jobs including a miner, farmhand and teacher. He then became a shopkeeper and orchardist in Inverell.

In 1906, he was selected as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate for the Australian House of Representatives seat of New England, and defeated Edmund Lonsdale, the Anti-Socialist MP. Foster is the only ALP member to have represented the electorate of New England and held it until his defeat in 1913, after which he became a company director. He died in 1948.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Edmund Lonsdale
Member for New England
1906 1913
Succeeded by
Percy Abbott
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