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Andrew Foster (British Public Servant)
Andrew Foster may refer to: Sports * Andrew Foster (tennis) (born 1972), British tennis player * Andrew Foster (footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Rube Foster (Andrew Foster, 1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and executive * Andy Foster (born 1979), California State Athletic Commission executive Others * Andrew Foster (politician) (1870–1956), Canadian politician * Andy Foster (politician) (born 1961), New Zealand politician and environmentalist * Andrew Foster (educator) Andrew Jackson Foster (1925–1987) was an American pioneer of deaf education in several countries in Africa. In 1954, he became the first Deaf African American to earn a bachelor's degree from Gallaudet University, the American university for th ... (1925–1987), missionary to the deaf in Africa * Sir Andrew Foster (British public servant) (born 1944), British civil servant * Andrew Foster (musician) (born 1980), British musician See also * Andrew Foster-Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (tennis)
Andrew Foster (born 16 March 1972, in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former tennis player from Great Britain. The right-hander reached the fourth round of 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, Wimbledon in 1993, in only his second appearance at the All England Club. There, he posted his first ever Tour wins over Thomas Enqvist, Luis Herrera (tennis), Luis Herrera and Andrei Olhovskiy. His run ended in the round of 16 at the tournament, losing to the eventual winner, Pete Sampras. Foster reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 184 in January 1994. In doubles, Foster won four Challenger events, reaching as high as No. 174 in November 1993. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 6 (4–2) References External links * * 1972 births Living people English male tennis players British male tennis players Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent Tennis players from Staffordshire {{England-tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (footballer)
Andrew Foster (born 31 August 1985) is an Australian rules footballer, who was rookie listed by the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken with Fremantle's second round pick in the 2007 Rookie Draft (pick 28). He is from the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). In 2006 he played every game for the club, following shoulder reconstructions which kept him out of the side in most of both the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Playing as a midfielder he finished runner up to Shane Woewodin in East Fremantle's best and fairest award, the Lynn Medal in 2006. During the 2007 season, Foster was elevated to the Fremantle senior list as a replacement for Justin Longmuir, who was placed on the long-term injury list.Freo Foster's rising talent [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rube Foster
Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster is considered by sports historians to have been one of the best pitchers of the 1900s. He is known for founding and managing the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. Most notably, he organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African-American ballplayers, which operated from 1920 to 1931. He is known as the "father of Black Baseball."''At'Education/Programs ''scroll down to'' "Programs for Adult Learners". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum official website. Retrieved 2011-10-06. Foster adopted his longtime nickname, "Rube", as his official middle name later in life. Early years Foster was born in La Grange, Texas, on September 17, 1879. His father, also named Andrew, was a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Foster
Andrew John Whitfield Foster (born 21 December 1961) is a New Zealand politician. He was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP for the New Zealand First party in the 2023 New Zealand general election. He was previously Mayor of Wellington from 2019 to 2022 and a Wellington City Councillor for nine terms from 1992 until 2019. Foster has described himself as a "Bluegreen", a conservative environmentalist. Early life and family Foster was born on 21 December 1961 in Pembury, Kent, England, and moved with his family to New Zealand aged 5, originally settling in the Wellington suburbs of Ngaio and Khandallah before becoming a long-term Karori resident. He became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1978. Foster later studied at Victoria University of Wellington, gaining a Bachelor of Arts in history and economic history and a Bachelor of Commerce in business management. He shares two children with his wife, Ann. Local government political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (politician)
Andrew Edmond Foster (October 12, 1867 – November 5, 1956) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927, and again from 1932 to 1936. Foster was born in Enterprise, Ontario, the son of Andrew Foster and Annabella Victoria Boddy, and was educated in that province. He worked as a farmer. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election. Running as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM) in the Killarney constituency, he defeated his Conservative opponent G.W. Waldon by 202 votes. The UFM unexpectedly won a majority of seats in this election, and formed government as the Progressive Party. Foster was a backbench supporter of John Bracken's government. In the 1927 provincial election, Foster lost to Conservative candidate John Laughlin by 255 votes. He was returned to the legislature in the 1932 election, defeating Laughlin by 90 votes. Prior to this election, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Foster (politician)
Andrew John Whitfield Foster (born 21 December 1961) is a New Zealand politician. He was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP for the New Zealand First party in the 2023 New Zealand general election. He was previously Mayor of Wellington from 2019 to 2022 and a Wellington City Councillor for nine terms from 1992 until 2019. Foster has described himself as a "Bluegreen", a conservative environmentalist. Early life and family Foster was born on 21 December 1961 in Pembury, Kent, England, and moved with his family to New Zealand aged 5, originally settling in the Wellington suburbs of Ngaio and Khandallah before becoming a long-term Karori resident. He became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1978. Foster later studied at Victoria University of Wellington, gaining a Bachelor of Arts in history and economic history and a Bachelor of Commerce in business management. He shares two children with his wife, Ann. Local government political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (educator)
Andrew Jackson Foster (1925–1987) was an American pioneer of deaf education in several countries in Africa. In 1954, he became the first Deaf African American to earn a bachelor's degree from Gallaudet University, the American university for the Deaf, and the first to earn a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University. He earned a second master's degree from Seattle Pacific Christian College (now Seattle Pacific University), also in education. He founded Christian Mission for the Deaf African in 1956 and set out for Accra, Ghana, where he established the first school for the deaf in West Africa. Early life and education Andrew Foster was born on June 27, 1925, in the small mining town of Ensley, Alabama. In 1936, when Andrew was about 11 years old, both he and his brother contracted spinal meningitis and subsequently became deaf. Following this, Foster was sent to the Alabama School for Colored Deaf in Talladega, where he received up to a sixth grade education. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (British Public Servant)
Andrew Foster may refer to: Sports * Andrew Foster (tennis) (born 1972), British tennis player * Andrew Foster (footballer) (born 1985), Australian rules footballer * Rube Foster (Andrew Foster, 1879–1930), American baseball player, manager, and executive * Andy Foster (born 1979), California State Athletic Commission executive Others * Andrew Foster (politician) (1870–1956), Canadian politician * Andy Foster (politician) (born 1961), New Zealand politician and environmentalist * Andrew Foster (educator) Andrew Jackson Foster (1925–1987) was an American pioneer of deaf education in several countries in Africa. In 1954, he became the first Deaf African American to earn a bachelor's degree from Gallaudet University, the American university for th ... (1925–1987), missionary to the deaf in Africa * Sir Andrew Foster (British public servant) (born 1944), British civil servant * Andrew Foster (musician) (born 1980), British musician See also * Andrew Foster-Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Foster (musician)
Andrew Foster (born 4 October 1980) is a musician active from 2007 living on the South Coast of England. He is a sponsored artist by Adam Black Guitars and has been mentioned in Acoustic Magazine and interviewed on BBC Radio Solent. Foster has released two EPs, ''Russell’s Teapot'' and ''New Criterion'', which were recorded in a project studio in 2012, produced by Guy Gyngell, now a producer, originally from the Portsmouth-based indie band Ricky. History By the summer of 2006, Foster had finished working at Gold Crest Audio in Soho, and moved back to Portsmouth. Green Fish Records Foster formed his own record label, Green Fish Records. The name originates from watching goldfish in a bowl and using it as an analogy for channeling frustration and limitation. Music The first release on the new label was on 1 March 2007 and EP entitled ''Watching Clocks''. This featured The Stranglers' drum technician Ian Barnard on drums and 300 copies were sold in limited edition CD format. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
