John Foster (by 1508 – between 1547 and 1551)


John Foster or Forester, of Wellington, Shropshire, was an English politician.

Family

Foster was the son of John Foster of Wellington and his wife, Anne née Banester, a daughter of Thomas Banester of Hadnall. Foster was married twice: first to Alice née Charlton, a daughter of Thomas Charlton of Apley Castle, with whom he had one daughter. His second wife was Isabel née Lister, a daughter of William Lister of Rowton, Shropshire, with whom he had two sons.

Career

He was a patten-maker or a mercer. He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Much Wenlock in 1529.