Foster, Sir George Eulas National Historic Person
Saint John, New Brunswick
George Eulas Foster, 1883
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Address :
277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1847 to 1931
Other Name(s):
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Foster, Sir George Eulas
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Statesman, orator and administrator, supporter of the League of Nations
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick
Born in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Foster was educated in the classics and was a professor of that discipline before entering politics. Elected to the House of Commons in 1882, he held a seat until 1900, and again from 1904 until 1921 when he was appointed to the Senate. Occupying a central position in the Conservative Party and in the political life of his country, he served as Minister of Marine and Fisheries under Macdonald; as Minister of Finance in the Governments of Macdonald, Abbott, Thompson, Bowell and Tupper; and as Minister of Commerce under Borden and Meighen. He died in Ottawa.