John Foster of Dunleer
John Foster of Dunleer (born 1665-died 16 May 1747) was elected member to the Irish House of Commons for the constituency of Dunleer, in County Louth.
Biography
[edit]He was the son of Colonel Anthony Foster of Dunleer, whose father Samuel had come to Ireland from Cumberland. He held the position of Mayor of Dunleer Corporation.
Personal life
[edit]He married in 1704 Elizabeth Fortescue, youngest daughter of William Fortescue of Newrath, County Louth, and first cousin to William Henry Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont. They had six children:
- Anthony Foster, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer
- Rev Thomas Foster DD
- John William Foster, MP for Dunleer. This, while widely quoted, seems to be incorrect. John had a son William Foster who married Patience Fowke, and John William Foster, MP for Dunleer, was their son[1]
- Margaret Foster who married Stephen Sibthorpe
- Charlotte Foster who married Nicholas Forster
- Alice Foster who married Thomas Bolton.[2]
- Rhoda Foster who married Roger Anketell
References
[edit]- ^ "FamilySearch.org". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, see Massereene and Ferrard
 | This article about a Member of the Parliament of Ireland (up to 1800) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |