Foster, George F.

George F. Foster was elected as a member of the House of Assembly of Vancouver Island representing the Lake District.1 In 1861, Foster was appointed to command the Vancouver Island volunteer rifle corps. He wrote this letter to Chichester Fortescue requesting good quality firearms comparable to those supplied to the volunteers of the United Kingdom.

Foster was described by Arthur Blackwood as a clever independent English gentleman whose goal was the advancement of both Vancouver Island and British Columbia.2

1. Douglas to Newcastle, 25 January 1860, No. 4, 2760, CO 305/14, 10; Arbuthnot to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary), 19 May 1860, 5099, CO 305/15, 545.
2. Foster to Palliser, 10 August 1860, CO 305/15, 589.

Mentions of this person in the documents

Duncan, James
Vancouver Island Volunteer Corps
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 25 January 1860, CO 305:14, no. 2760, 10.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 10 March 1860, CO 305:14, no. 4092, 74.
Foster, George F. to Palliser, Sir John 10 August 1860, CO 305:15, 589.
Foster, George F. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 22 November 1861, CO 305:18, no. 10440, 396.
Lugard, Sir Edward to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 23 December 1861, CO 305:18, no. 11489, 368.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 31 December 1861, LAC RG7:G8C/2, 606.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 13 March 1862, CO 305:19, no. 5473, 86.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 29 August 1863, CO 305:20, no. 10020, 341.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 20 August 1864, CO 305:23, no. 9426, 62.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 20 October 1864, NAC RG7:G8C/04, 308.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 24 December 1864, CO 305:23, no. 1979, 523.
Paget, Lord Clarence Edward to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 15 February 1865, CO 305:27, no. 1689, 5.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 27 February 1865, NAC RG7:G8C/5, 84.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 7 March 1865, NAC RG7:G8C/5, 97.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 24 June 1865, CO 305:25, no. 8221, 681.
Romaine, William Govett to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 8 September 1865, CO 305:27, no. 8780, 38.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 14 September 1865, NAC RG7:G8C/5, 201.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 3 September 1866, CO 305:29, no. 10225, 159.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 30 January 1869, CO 60:35, no. 3405, 45.
Leveson-Gower, Granville George to Seymour, Governor Frederick 19 April 1869, NAC RG7:G8C/16, 126.
Foster, George F. to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 5 August 1869, CO 60:37, no. 11650, 549.
Foster, George F. to Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John 9 August 1870, CO 60:42, no. 8593, 325.

People in this document

Blackwood, Arthur Johnstone

Fortescue, Chichester

Places in this document

British Columbia

Lake District

Vancouver Island

Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Foster, George F.