# John Foster > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Foster > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Foster.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster > Source revision: 1352300091 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''John Foster''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} == 15th/16th/17th-century politicians == * [John Foster (MP for Bristol)](/source/John_Foster_(MP_for_Bristol)), 15th-century MP for [Bristol](/source/Bristol_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) * [John Foster (died 1576)](/source/John_Foster_(died_1576)), Member of Parliament for [Winchester](/source/Winchester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), Plympton Erle and Hindon * [John Foster (by 1508-47/51)](/source/John_Foster_(by_1508-47%2F51)), MP for Much Wenlock * [John Foster (died 1558)](/source/John_Foster_(died_1558)), MP for Shaftesbury and Hertfordshire * [John Foster (printer)](/source/John_Foster_(printer)) (1648–1681) was the earliest American engraver and the first Boston printer. ==18th-century politicians== *[John Foster of Dunleer](/source/John_Foster_of_Dunleer) (died 1747), MP for Dunleer, grandfather of 1st Baron Oriel *[John Thomas Foster](/source/John_Thomas_Foster) (1747–1796), MP *[John William Foster](/source/John_William_Foster) (1745–1809), MP for Dunleer *[John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel](/source/John_Foster%2C_1st_Baron_Oriel) (1740–1828), speaker of the Irish House of Commons *[John Foster (Dunleer MP)](/source/John_Foster_(Dunleer_MP)) (1770–1792), MP for Dunleer 1790–1792, son of 1st Baron Oriel ==19th/20th-century politicians== *[John Leslie Foster](/source/John_Leslie_Foster) (1781–1842), Irish barrister, judge and member of parliament *[John Foster (Australian politician)](/source/John_Foster_(Australian_politician)) (1818–1900), politician in colonial New South Wales and Victoria *[John W. Foster](/source/John_W._Foster) (1836–1917), American diplomat *[John H. Foster (politician)](/source/John_H._Foster_(politician)) (1862–1917), U.S. Representative from Indiana *[Kenneth Foster (politician)](/source/Kenneth_Foster_(politician)) (John Kenneth Foster, 1866–1930), British Conservative Party politician *[John Foster (MP for Northwich)](/source/John_Foster_(MP_for_Northwich)) (1904–1982), British Conservative Party politician *[John Foster (Tasmanian politician)](/source/John_Foster_(Tasmanian_politician)) (1792–1875), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council *[John Foster (Lord Mayor of York)](/source/John_Foster_(Lord_Mayor_of_York)) on [List of Lord Mayors of York](/source/List_of_Lord_Mayors_of_York) *John Foster, candidate in the [1927 Manitoba general election](/source/1927_Manitoba_general_election) *[John Foster (Virginia politician)](/source/John_Foster_(Virginia_politician)) on [List of mayors of Richmond, Virginia](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Richmond%2C_Virginia) == Academics == *[John Stuart Foster](/source/John_Stuart_Foster) (1890–1944), Canadian physicist *[John S. Foster Jr.](/source/John_S._Foster_Jr.) (John Stuart Foster Jr., 1922–2025), American physicist and government official *[John Bellamy Foster](/source/John_Bellamy_Foster) (born 1953), American Marxist scholar *[John Wells Foster](/source/John_Wells_Foster) (1815–1873), American geologist *[John Foster (essayist)](/source/John_Foster_(essayist)) (1770–1843), English Baptist minister and essayist *[John Foster (philosopher)](/source/John_Foster_(philosopher)) (1941–2009), British philosopher *[John Foster (canon)](/source/John_Foster_(canon)) (died 1773), headmaster of Eton College *[John Foster (paleontologist)](/source/John_Foster_(paleontologist)) (born 1966), American paleontologist *[John Wilson Foster](/source/John_Wilson_Foster) (born 1942), Irish literary critic and cultural historian == Art and entertainment == *[John Foster (British singer)](/source/John_Foster_(British_singer)) (born 1960), British singer *[John Foster (Italian singer)](/source/John_Foster_(Italian_singer)) (born 1939), Italian singer *[John Foster (cartoonist)](/source/John_Foster_(cartoonist)) (1886–1959), also director *[John Foster (printer)](/source/John_Foster_(printer)) (1648–1681), American printer and engraver *[John B. Foster (artist)](/source/John_B._Foster_(artist)) (1865–1930), New England watercolorist *John Foster, a character in the television series ''[Skins](/source/Skins_(UK_TV_series))'' *[John Foster (cinematographer)](/source/John_Foster_(cinematographer)), see [Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography](/source/Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_Cinematography) *[John Foster (composer)](/source/John_Foster_(composer)) (1752–1822), English composer * [John Foster (singer)](/source/John_Foster_(singer)) (born 2006), runner-up on [''American Idol'' season 23](/source/American_Idol_season_23) == Sports == *[John Foster Jr. (sailor)](/source/John_Foster_Jr._(sailor)) (born 1963), American sport-sailor *[John Foster Sr. (sailor)](/source/John_Foster_Sr._(sailor)) (born 1938), American sport-sailor & sled racer *[John Foster (footballer)](/source/John_Foster_(footballer)) (born 1973), English footballer *[John Foster (baseball)](/source/John_Foster_(baseball)) (born 1978), American baseball player *[John Foster (cricketer)](/source/John_Foster_(cricketer)) (born 1955), former English cricketer *[John B. Foster (baseball)](/source/John_B._Foster_(baseball)) (1863–1941), New York City baseball writer, sports editor, and ballclub officer *[John Foster (sport shooter)](/source/John_Foster_(sport_shooter)) (born 1936), American sports shooter *[John Foster (water polo)](/source/John_Foster_(water_polo)) (1931–2013), Australian water polo player *[John Foster (hurdler)](/source/John_Foster_(hurdler)) (born 1954), American hurdler, 1976 All-American for the [Stanford Cardinal track and field](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_track_and_field) team ==Journalists== *[John Foster (Canadian journalist)](/source/John_Foster_(Canadian_journalist)), see ''[This Land](/source/This_Land_(TV_series))'' *[John Foster (BBC journalist)](/source/John_Foster_(BBC_journalist)) on ''[Scottish Lobby](/source/Scottish_Lobby)'' ==Religious figures== *[John Foster (priest)](/source/John_Foster_(priest)) (1921–2000), Anglican dean of Guernsey *John Foster, 18th century American clergyman, husband of [Hannah Webster Foster](/source/Hannah_Webster_Foster) *[John Onesimus Foster](/source/John_Onesimus_Foster) (1833–1920), American Methodist minister *[John Foster (Archdeacon of Huntingdon)](/source/John_Foster_(Archdeacon_of_Huntingdon)), [Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech](/source/Archdeacon_of_Huntingdon_and_Wisbech) == Others == *[John G. Foster](/source/John_G._Foster) (1823–1874), United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War *John Foster, sound editor, see [BAFTA Award for Best Sound](/source/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Sound) *[John Foster (trade unionist)](/source/John_Foster_(trade_unionist)), see [Jeremy Dear](/source/Jeremy_Dear) *[John Foster (textile manufacturer)](/source/John_Foster_(textile_manufacturer)) (1798–1879), British worsted cloth manufacturer *[John Foster Sr. (engineer)](/source/John_Foster_Sr._(engineer)) (1758–1827), Liverpool based British engineer *[John Foster (environmentalist)](/source/John_Foster_(environmentalist)) (1920–2020), British environmentalist *[John Foster (architect, born 1786)](/source/John_Foster_(architect%2C_born_1786)) (1786–1846), Liverpool based British architect, son of John Foster Sr. *[John Foster (architect, born 1830)](/source/John_Foster_(architect%2C_born_1830)) (1830–1880), Bristol based British architect *[John H. Foster (physician)](/source/John_H._Foster_(physician)) (1796–1874), American physician and member of boards of education *John Foster (died 1829), plantation owner, owned the slave [Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori](/source/Abdul_Rahman_Ibrahima_Sori) *[John Foster (fireboat)](/source/John_Foster_(fireboat)), see [MetalCraft Marine](/source/MetalCraft_Marine) ==See also== *[Jon Foster (disambiguation)](/source/Jon_Foster_(disambiguation)) *[Jack Foster (disambiguation)](/source/Jack_Foster_(disambiguation)) *[John Forster (disambiguation)](/source/John_Forster_(disambiguation)) *[Jonathan Foster (disambiguation)](/source/Jonathan_Foster_(disambiguation)) {{human name disambiguation|Foster, John}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Foster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Foster?action=history)). 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