William Foster
UK politician, born 1887
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| Intro | UK politician, born 1887 | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 12 January 1887 | |
| Death | 2 December 1947 (aged 60 years) | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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William Foster (12 January 1887 – 2 December 1947) was a British Labour Party politician.
He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan in a by-election in 1942, following the death of sitting Labour MP John Parkinson.
Foster was re-elected at the 1945 general election, but died aged 60 in 1947, before completing his first full term in parliament. In the subsequent by-election in 1948, the seat was held for Labour by Ronald Williams.