Stephen Foster
Lord Mayor of London in 15C
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| Intro | Lord Mayor of London in 15C | ||
| A.K.A. | Stephen Forster | ||
| A.K.A. | Stephen Forster | ||
| Places | United Kingdom | ||
| is | Mayor Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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Biography
Sir Stephen Foster (fl. 1454) was a fishmonger and later Lord Mayor of London.
Life
He was the son of Robert Foster of London, a stockfish merchant. Elected Sheriff of London in 1444, he became Lord Mayor of London in 1454, and served as the city's Member of Parliament in King Henry VI's 13th parliament. According to historian John Strype, Foster married a widow named Agnes, who enlarged Ludgate prison (where Foster had at one time been imprisoned for debt) and improved conditions for those incarcerated therein.
In literature
Agnes and Stephen Foster appear as characters in William Rowley's (1586–1626) play A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed, based on their lives.