George Green Foster
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George Green Foster was a Canadian
lawyer and politician.
Born in Knowlton, Canada East
, the son of Samuel E. Foster and Ellen Green, Foster was educated at Knowlton Academy and McGill University
(B.C.L., 1881). He was called to the Quebec bar in 1881 and was created a Queen's Counsel
in 1896. Foster was the Conservative candidate in Brome
in the 1896 federal election
but was defeated by Liberal
Sydney A. Fisher.
He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1917 on the advice of Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden
and served until his death in 1931.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lawyer and politician.
Born in Knowlton, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of Samuel E. Foster and Ellen Green, Foster was educated at Knowlton Academy and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
(B.C.L., 1881). He was called to the Quebec bar in 1881 and was created a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1896. Foster was the Conservative candidate in Brome
Brome (electoral district)
Brome was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925....
in the 1896 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1896
The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on June 23, 1896 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party won a plurality of the popular vote, the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier, won the majority of seats to form the...
but was defeated by Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Sydney A. Fisher.
He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1917 on the advice of Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden
Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...
and served until his death in 1931.