John Foster

(1792-1875) pastoralist, merchant and member of parliament in Tasmania, Australia
Person human Q21535406
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John Foster

Summary

John Foster is a human[1]. His place of birth was Giggleswick[2]. He was born on +1792-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hobart[4]. He died on +1875-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a pastoralist[6], merchant[7], politician[8], company director[9], and magistrate[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Giggleswick[2], John Foster…
  • John Foster died in Hobart[4].
  • John Foster was born on +1792-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Foster died on +1875-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Foster died on +1875-06-27T00:00:00Z[12].
  • John Foster held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • John Foster's professions included pastoralist[6].
  • John Foster's professions included merchant[7].
  • John Foster worked as a politician[8].
  • John Foster worked as a company director[9].
  • John Foster's professions included magistrate[10].
  • John Foster's professions included poet[14].
  • John Foster held the position of Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council[15].
  • John Foster's image is recorded as John Foster (1792–1875) AUTAS001136191590.jpg[16].
  • John Foster is recorded as male[17].
  • John Foster's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[19].
  • John Foster's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Foster's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1468957[21].
  • John Foster's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Foster's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as foster-john-2061[23].
  • John Foster's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bx1sqgqt[24].
  • John Foster's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Foster-32525[25].
  • John Foster's sibling is recorded as William Foster[26].
  • John Foster's People Australia ID is recorded as 2061[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Giggleswick[2], John Foster… he was born on +1792-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pastoralist[6], merchant[7], politician[8], company director[9], magistrate[10], and poet[14]. John Foster held the position of Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1875-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1875-06-27T00:00:00Z[12]. John Foster passed away in Hobart[4].

Why It Matters

John Foster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was John Foster born?

John Foster's place of birth was Giggleswick[2].

Where did John Foster die?

John Foster died in Hobart[4].

What did John Foster do for work?

John Foster worked as pastoralist[6], merchant[7], politician[8], company director[9], and magistrate[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Former Members – Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . adb.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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