Life Summary - Richard Witty Foster - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Foster, Richard Witty (1856–1932)

	Foster, Richard Witty (1856–1932)
Born	20 August 1856 Goodmanham , Yorkshire , England
Died	5 January 1932 St Peters, Adelaide , South Australia , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Methodist
Occupation*	grocer (1880-1932) South Australia, Australia local government councillor (1887-1893) South Australia, Australia local government head (1890-1893) South Australia, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1893-1906) South Australia, Australia Member of Lower House (1893-1906) South Australia, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1909-1928) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1909-1928) Federal, Australia pro-conscriptionist (1916-1917) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate