Francis Foster (Australian politician)

Not to be confused with Francis Foster (Tasmanian politician).

Francis Foster
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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 75–76)
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.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Edmund Lonsdale	Member for New England 1906 – 1913	Succeeded by Percy Abbott