Philip Staveley Foster
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Philip Staveley Foster was a Conservative Party
politician
in the United Kingdom
.
The only son of Abraham Briggs Foster, Philip went to Eton
in 1879 and Magdalen College, Oxford
in 1884, leaving with a degree three years later. He became a director and later chairman of the alpaca and mohair spinning firm of John Foster and Son of Black Dike Mills, Queensbury, near Bradford, a firm founded by his great-grandfather.
After running for Parliament in 1899 in a by election to the Elland
seat in West Yorkshire, he was elected for the constituency of Stratford-on-Avon
in 1901, a seat he held until the election of 1906. Re-elected in 1909, he held the seat until its abolition in 1918.
He was also chairman of the Air League
, major in the Staffordshire Yeomanry
, and chairman of the Midland Automobile Club. A keen angler and farmer, he became High Sheriff of Sussex
for 1931. He was married with three children and bought a house in Old Buckhurst, Withyham
, where he died in 1933.
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in the United Kingdom
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The only son of Abraham Briggs Foster, Philip went to Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
in 1879 and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
in 1884, leaving with a degree three years later. He became a director and later chairman of the alpaca and mohair spinning firm of John Foster and Son of Black Dike Mills, Queensbury, near Bradford, a firm founded by his great-grandfather.
After running for Parliament in 1899 in a by election to the Elland
Elland (UK Parliament constituency)
Elland was a parliamentary constituency in the West Riding of Yorkshire that existed between 1885 and 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons, by the first-past-the-post voting system....
seat in West Yorkshire, he was elected for the constituency of Stratford-on-Avon
Stratford-on-Avon (UK Parliament constituency)
-By-elections:-Notes and references:...
in 1901, a seat he held until the election of 1906. Re-elected in 1909, he held the seat until its abolition in 1918.
He was also chairman of the Air League
Air League
For the Air League , see Australian Air LeagueThe Air League is an aviation society in the United Kingdom, founded in 1909.The aims and mission of the Air League are to promote the cause of British aviation by:...
, major in the Staffordshire Yeomanry
Staffordshire Yeomanry
The Staffordshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army.Raised in 1794 following Prime Minister William Pitt's order to raise volunteer bodies of men to defend Great Britain from foreign invasion, the Staffordshire Yeomanry began as volunteer cavalry regiment. It first served overseas at the...
, and chairman of the Midland Automobile Club. A keen angler and farmer, he became High Sheriff of Sussex
High Sheriff of Sussex
-History:The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
for 1931. He was married with three children and bought a house in Old Buckhurst, Withyham
Withyham
Withyham is a village and large civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The village is situated 10 miles south west of Tunbridge Wells and 3.5 miles from Crowborough; the parish covers approximately .-Geography:Withyham parish lies on the edge of Weald, in the...
, where he died in 1933.