John Foster (1770 – April 1792), styled The Honourable, was an

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politician. Foster was the son of

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and Margaretta, Viscountess Ferrard. He was educated at

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and

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. Foster served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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in the

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between 1790 and his early death in 1792. His brother Thomas Henry Foster succeeded him as MP.

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1770 births 1792 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Heirs apparent who never acceded Irish MPs 1790–1797 People educated at Eton College Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Louth constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub