George Eulas Foster
Sir George Eulas Foster, PC, GCMG (September 3, 1847 – December 30, 1931) was a Canadian politician and academic.
The Right Honourable Sir George Eulas Foster PC, GCMG | |
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| Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| In office October 10, 1911 – September 21, 1921 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Borden |
| Preceded by | Richard John Cartwright |
| Succeeded by | Henry Herbert Stevens |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office May 29, 1888 – July 8, 1896 | |
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Charles Tupper |
| Succeeded by | William Stevens Fielding |
| Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| In office December 10, 1885 – May 28, 1888 | |
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Archibald McLelan |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hibbert Tupper |
| Senator for Ontario | |
| In office September 22, 1921 – December 30, 1931 | |
| Nominated by | Arthur Meighen |
| Appointed by | The Lord Byng of Vimy |
| Member of Parliament for Toronto North | |
| In office January 11, 1905 – September 22, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | District created in 1903 |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Langton Church |
| Member of Parliament for York | |
| In office August 19, 1896 – February 6, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Temple |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Gibson |
| Member of Parliament for King's | |
| In office February 8, 1883 – August 19, 1896 | |
| Preceded by | James Domville |
| Succeeded by | James Domville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 3, 1847 Carleton County, New Brunswick |
| Died | December 30, 1931 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Adeline Davis Chisholm
(m. 1889; died 1919)Jessie Allan (m. 1920) |
| Education | University of New Brunswick (B.A.) |
Foster was a Member of Parliament (MP) and a Senator in the Canadian Parliament for a total of 45 years, 5 months and 24 days. He enjoys the unique distinction of having served in the cabinets of seven Canadian Prime Ministers: Macdonald, Abbott, Thompson, Bowell, Tupper, Borden and Meighen.
He coined the phrase "splendid isolation" to praise British foreign policy in the late 19th century.
Two factors thwarted whatever ambitions he may have had to become Prime Minister himself: his legally questionable marriage in Chicago to his newly divorced former landlady, and his later involvement in a trust company scandal.
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