Henry Foster (Australian politician)

Born in Coventry, England, Foster emigrated to the Colony of Victoria at the age of 11. He worked as a miner and, in 1876, became a member of the mining board, working in Omeo. At the 1889 Victorian colonial election, Foster was elected to the newly created Electoral district of Gippsland East. From 1894 to 1899, Foster served as the Minister of Water Supply and the Minister of Mines in the First Turner ministry.^[2]

Foster died in Clifton Hill, triggering the 1902 Gippsland East state by-election.^[3] His wife had died two years prior, with whom he had six surviving children.^[2] The suburb of Fosterville, Victoria is named after him.^[4]