Harry Foster (politician)

For other people named Harry Foster, see Harry Foster (disambiguation).

Sir Harry Seymour Foster (29 April 1855 – 20 June 1938)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for three non-consecutive periods between 1892 and 1929.

He was elected at the 1892 general election as MP for the Lowestoft division of Suffolk. He was re-elected in 1895, but did not defend his seat at the general election in 1900. He stood again at the January 1910 election, regaining the seat from the Edward Beauchamp, the Liberal who had won it in 1906. Foster's return to the House of Commons was short, as Beauchamp retook the seat at the December 1910 election.[2]

After his defeat in 1910, Foster did not stand again until the 1924 general election, when he was selected as the Conservative candidate to replace Sir Thomas Bramsdon in Portsmouth Central. He won the seat, but stood down from Parliament at the 1929 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Pcommons2.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 392. ISBN 0-900178-27-2. 
  3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 217. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Savile Crossley		 Member of Parliament for Lowestoft
1892 – 1900		 Succeeded by
Francis Lucas
Preceded by
Edward Beauchamp		 Member of Parliament for Lowestoft
January 1910 – December 1910		 Succeeded by
Sir Edward Beauchamp
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Bramsdon		 Member of Parliament for Portsmouth Central
1924 – 1929		 Succeeded by
Glenvil Hall