John Foster
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John Foster may refer to:
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15th/16th/17th-century politicians [edit]
- John Foster (MP for Bristol), 15th-century MP for Bristol (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Foster (died 1576), Member of Parliament for Winchester, Plympton Erle and Hindon
- John Foster (by 1508-47/51), MP for Much Wenlock (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Foster (died 1558), MP for Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency) and Hertfordshire
18th-century politicians [edit]
- John Foster of Dunleer (died 1747), MP for Dunleer, grandfather of 1st Baron Oriel
- John Thomas Foster (1747–1796), MP
- John William Foster (1745–1809), MP for Dunleer
- John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel (1740–1828), speaker of the Irish House of Commons
- John Foster (Dunleer MP), MP for Dunleer 1790–1792, son of 1st Baron Oriel
19th/20th-century politicians [edit]
- John W. Foster (1836–1917), American diplomat
- John H. Foster (1862–1917), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- John Leslie Foster (1781–1842), MP
- John Kenneth Foster (1866–1930), British Conservative Party politician
- John Foster (British politician) (1904–1982), British Conservative Party politician
- John Foster (Australian politician) (1818–1900), politician in the Electoral district of Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Academics [edit]
- John Stuart Foster (1890–1944), Canadian physicist
- John S. Foster, Jr. (John Stuart Foster, Jr., born 1922), American physicist and government official
- John Bellamy Foster (born 1953), American Marxist scholar
- John Wells Foster (1815–1873), American geologist
- John Foster (essayist) (1770–1843), English essayist
- John B. Foster (artist) (1865–1930), New England watercolorist
- John Foster (philosopher) (1941–2009?), British philosopher
Art and entertainment [edit]
- John Foster (singer) (born 1960), British singer
- John Foster (cartoonist) (c. 1900–c. 1947), also director
- John Foster (printer) (1648–1681), American printer and engraver
- John Foster, Sr. (architect) (1758–1827), British architect
- John Foster (architect) (1786–1846), British architect
- John Foster, a character in the television series Skins
Sports [edit]
- John Foster, Jr. (sailor) (born 1963), American sport-sailor
- John Foster, Sr. (sailor) (born 1938), American sport-sailor & sled racer
- John Foster (footballer) (born 1973), English footballer
- John Foster (baseball) (born 1978), American baseball player
- John Foster (cricketer) (born 1955), former English cricketer
- John B. Foster (baseball) (1863–?), New York City baseball writer, sports editor, and ballclub officer
Others [edit]
- John Foster (composer and magistrate), composer of the tune set to "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night"
- John G. Foster (1823–1874), United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War
- John Foster (Australian sailor) (1935–2010), Commodore in the Australian Navy
- John Foster (priest) (1921–2000), Anglican dean of Guernsey
- Rev. John Foster, 18th century American clergyman
- John Foster (textile manufacturer) (1798–1879) - British worsted cloth manufacturer.
See also [edit]
- Jon Foster (born 1984), American actor
- Jon Foster (artist), American freelance illustrator, penciler, and sculptor
- Jonny Foster, fictional character
- John Forster (disambiguation)
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