William Barclay Foster | |
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 Founder of Lawrenceville, PA, Politician, and father of Stephen Collins Foster | |
| Born | 7 September 1779 |
| Died | 27 July 1855 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman; merchant, politician |
| Known for | The father of Stephen Foster. |
| Board member of | Cannonsburg Academy |
| Spouse | Eliza Clayland Tomlinson (1788–1855) |
| Children | Charlotte Susanna Foster (1809–1829), Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan (1812–1891), Henry Baldwin Foster (1816–1870), Henrietta Angelica Foster Thornton (1819–1879), Dunning McNair Foster (1821–1856), Morrison Foster (1823–1904), Stephen Foster (1826–1864) |
William Barclay Foster (1779–1855) was the father of Stephen Foster and a notable businessman in his time. He was one of the most prosperous merchants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a Pennsylvania state legislator and served three terms. He was also elected mayor of Allegheny City (now part of the city of Pittsburgh) twice in his lifetime. He has been identified as a "patriot", a "lover of home" and an "outstanding servant to his community, state and government".
- ^ Wilson, William Bender (1895). History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Company. p. 262.