John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC (Ire) (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
The Right Honourable The Lord Oriel PC (Ire) | |
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portrait by Gilbert Stuart | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland | |
| In office 30 April 1807 – 1811 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Portland |
| Preceded by | Sir John Newport, Bt |
| Succeeded by | William Wellesley-Pole |
| In office 9 July 1804 – 24 February 1806 | |
| Prime Minister | William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Isaac Corry |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet |
| In office 23 April 1784 – 17 September 1785 | |
| Preceded by | George Ponsonby |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet |
| Speaker of the Irish House of Commons | |
| In office 1785–1800 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Edmund Pery |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (Cathal Brugha as Ceann Comhairle) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1740 |
| Died | 23 August 1828 (aged 87–88) |
| Spouse |
Margaretta Amelia Foster
(m. 1764; died 1824) |
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