William Foster
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- William Foster (bishop)William Foster (bishop)William Foster, D.D. was a Church of Ireland bishop.The younger son of Anthony Foster he was chaplain to the Irish House of Commons . Then successively Bishop of Cork and Ross , Bishop of Kilmore and Bishop of Clogher.-Family:He married Catharina-Letitia daughter of Rev. Dr...
(1744–1797), Irish bishop - William Foster (Medal of Honor)William Foster (Medal of Honor)Sergeant William Foster was a British-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas–Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Comanche Indians at the Red River in Texas on September 29, 1872.-Biography:William Foster was born in...
(1832–1880), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - William Foster (historiographer)William Foster (historiographer)Sir William Foster Knight , CIE , Register and Superintendent of Records in the India Office; historiographer; Hakluyt Society.-Works:* Letters Received By The East India Company...
(1863–1961), British historiographer and Superintendent of Records at the India office, - William Foster (swimmer)William Foster (swimmer)William Foster was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
(1890–1963), British Olympic freestyle swimmer - William Foster (UK politician)William Foster (UK politician)William Foster was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Wigan in a by-election in 1942, following the death of sitting Labour MP John Parkinson....
(1887–1947), British Labour Party MP for Wigan, 1942–1947 - William A. FosterWilliam A. FosterWilliam Adlebert Foster was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" during World War II during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.-Biography:William Foster was born in Garfield...
(1917–1945), United States Marine, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during World War II - William Dewey FosterWilliam Dewey FosterWilliam Dewey Foster was an American architect.Foster received his training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During the 1910s and 1920s, he worked as a draftsman for a number of architectural firms before going into private practice...
(1890–1958), American architect, designer of post offices and government buildings - William George FosterWilliam George FosterWilliam George Foster GC MC DCM was a British Home Guard officer who was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed on 13 September 1942 when his prompt actions saved his comrades after a grenade accident during training in Ashley Hill, Clarendon Park, near Salisbury in Wiltshire.He was...
(1881–1942), British Home Guard officer, awarded the George Cross, 1942 - William P. FosterWilliam P. FosterWilliam Patrick Foster , also known as The Law and The Maestro, was the creator of the noted Florida A&M University Marching "100". He served as the band's director from 1946 to his retirement in 1998. His innovations revolutionized college marching band technique and the perceptions of the...
(1919–2010), creator of the Florida A&M University Marching 100 marching band - William W. FosterWilliam W. FosterWilliam W. Foster is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, Pennsylvania politician - William Trufant FosterWilliam Trufant FosterWilliam Trufant Foster , was an American educator and economist, whose theories were especially influential in the 1920s. He was the first president of Reed College.- Career :...
(1879–1950), United States educator and economist, first president of Reed College - William Wasbrough FosterWilliam Wasbrough FosterMajor-General William Wasbrough Foster DSO CMG VD was a noted mountaineer, Conservative Party politician, business man, and chief constable in British Columbia, Canada in addition to his distinguished military career....
(1875–1954), Canadian mountaineer, politician, business man, and chief constable - William Z. FosterWilliam Z. FosterWilliam Foster was a radical American labor organizer and Marxist politician, whose career included a lengthy stint as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA...
(1881–1961), trade unionist associated with the Trade Union Educational League and leader of the Communist Party USA - Will FosterWill FosterWill Foster is the keyboardist for the English rock band The Tears.Previously, he played with UK art rock band Delicatessen before forming Lodger - alongside Delicatessen singer Neil Carlill, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, and Goffey's wife Pearl Lowe....
, keyboardist for English rock band The Tears - William Henry Foster (Shropshire) (1846–1924), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgnorth 1870–1885
- William Henry Foster (Lancaster)William Henry Foster (Lancaster)Colonel William Henry Foster was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician, who owned the Black Dyke Mills in West Yorkshire and lived in Hornby Castle in Lancashire. He sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1900....
(1848–1908), MP for Lancaster 1895–1900 - William C. FosterWilliam C. FosterWilliam C. Foster was a pioneer of cinematography. He was born in Bushnell, Illinois, on December 28, 1880, and went to work for the Chicago-based Selig Polyscope Company in 1901, at a time when Selig was turning out 50' and 100' actualities and trick films. Foster left Selig in May 1911 to join...
(1880–1923), pioneer of cinematography - William Foster (divine)William Foster (divine)-Life:Foster was the son of William Foster of London, a barber-surgeon, and was born in November 1591. He entered Merchant Taylors' School in July 1607, and two years later was admitted of St. John's College, Oxford, whence he graduated...
(1591–1643), English divine - William D. Foster, African American film producer
- William Orme Foster, MP for South Staffordshire
Organizations
- William Foster & Co. Ltd, an agricultural machinery company, which built the first tanks (armored vehicles)
- William Foster Elementary School in Garfield Heights, Ohio named for William A. Foster, US. Marine
Fiction
- William Foster, a character portrayed by Michael Douglas in the 1993 movie Falling DownFalling DownFalling Down is a 1993 crime-drama film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster , a divorcee and unemployed former defense engineer...