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Sir William FOSTER

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Member of the NSW Legislative Council 01 Jun 1843 31 Oct 1845 2 years 5 months An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the County of Northumberland
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Lawyer (barrister); public servant. Arrived in Sydney in 1827 from Trinity College, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn Fields. Appointed Solicitor-General of New South Wales in 1827 and chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions. In 1828 he became commissioner of the Court of Requests.
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Younger son of John Foster, farmer, of Armistead Hall, Settle, Yorkshire, England, and his wife, Jane Dowbiggin.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1 (at the end of the entry for his brother, John Foster (1792 - 1875) )

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.