William Thomas Forster (baptised 30 August 1857 – 4 June 1938) was an

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-born farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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from 1890 to 1894 and

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from 1894 until his defeat in the 1900 provincial election in the

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. His name also appears as Thomas William Forster and Thomas Forster. He was born in

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and was educated there. Forster was speaker for the assembly from 1899 to 1900. He died at Glen Valley British Columbia in 1932, aged 80.

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* Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1857 births 1938 deaths British emigrants to Canada 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub