FOSTER, Thomas Campbell (son of John Foster, proprietor and editor of Leeds Patriot paper). b. Knaresbro’, Yorkshire 6 Oct. 1813; sub-editor of Liverpool Standard; reporter for The Times in Houses of Parliament; made enquiries into the Rebecca riots and other important questions for The Times; special pleader 1842; barrister M.T. 30 Jany. 1846, bencher Jany. 1878; contested Sheffield 13 July 1865; revising barrister for west riding of Yorkshire 1868–75; recorder of Warwick 23 Dec. 1874 to death; Q.C. 25 June 1875; author of Letters on the condition of the people of Ireland 1845; Treatise on the writ of Scire Facias 1851 and other books. d. 30 Orsett terrace, Hyde park, London 1 July 1882. Biograph vol. 1 (1882) pp. 293–326.
FOSTER, Sir William, 1 Baronet (younger son of Wm. Foster of Norwich 1762–1821). b. 16 June 1798; attorney at Norwich 1820 to death; alderman of Norwich to death, sheriff 1832, mayor 1844; created baronet 3 Aug. 1838. d. St. Giles’s st. Norwich 2 Dec. 1874.
FOTHERGILL, John Milner (son of Mr. Fothergill of Morland, Westmoreland, surgeon). b. Morland 11 April 1841; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.D. 1865; practised at Morland, then at Leeds; M.R.C.P. 1872; phys. in London 1872 to death; author of Digitalis, its modes of action and its uses 1871; The heart and its diseases with their treatment 1872, 2 ed. 1879 and 20 other books. d. 3 Henrietta st. Cavendish sq. London 28 June 1888. Midland medical miscellany ii, 161–2 (1883), portrait.
FOULKES, Rev. Henry (2 son of John Foulkes of Henllan, Denbighshire 1736–1814). Matric. from Jesus coll. Ox. 10 July 1790 aged 17; B.A. 1794, M.A. 1797, B.D. 1804, D.D. 1817; fellow of Jesus coll. to 1817, principal 1817 to death; R. of Yelford, Oxon. 1815 to death; R. of Besselsleigh, Berks. and of Llandyssil, Cardigan 1817 to death. d. Jesus college 17 Sep. 1857.
FOULKES, William Decimus Inglett (youngest son of Rev. Peter Foulkes, V. of Shebbear, Devon). Ed. at Bedford gr. sch.; barrister M.T. 6 June 1871; a reporter on The Law Journal Reports 1875; edited The Law Journal newspaper 1879 to death; author of An elementary view of the proceedings in an action in the supreme court 1876, 3 ed. 1884; A Generation of Judges. By Their Reporter 1886; author with J. M. Lely of The Judicature acts ... with notes 1875, 4 ed. 1883 and other books. d. 25 Half Moon st. Piccadilly, London 17 Feb. 1890 in 42 year.
FOUNTAIN, Joseph. Theatrical artist at Leeds many years; the pioneer of the now extensive industry of designing and printing theatrical posters. d. 31 Brunswick terrace, Leeds 11 Oct. 1887 in 60 year.
FOURACRES, Charles. b. Devonshire; enlisted in 1st Madras fusiliers; sub-engineer Godavery Delta irrigation works; engaged on Sone irrigation works 1869, resigned 1879; invented an excavator for which government gave him 10,000 rupees; invented the hydraulic-brake shutter for the Sone weir and the vertical-action bucket steam dredger 1878; engineer of the Seebpur engineering factory Calcutta 1879, retired 1884 when he was awarded a bonus of 15,000 rupees; M.I.C.E. 2 Dec. 1879. d. Bristol 14 July 1884. Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. lxxviii, 418–24 (1884).
FOURDRINIER, Henry. b. Lombard st. London 11 Feb. 1766; succeeded his father as a paper maker and wholesale stationer; patented with his brother Sealy (who d. 1847) invention of paper making machine 1801, perfected their machine for making continuous paper 1807; became bankrupt 1810; £7000 voted by Parliament to Messrs. Fourdrinier as compensation for their loss by defective state of law of patents 8 May 1840. d. Mavesyn, Rydware, Staffs. 3 Sep. 1854. G.M. xliv, 102–103 (1855); I.L.N. xxv, 345, 354 (1854), portrait.
FOWKE, Francis. b. Belfast, July 1823; 2 lieut. R.E. 18 June 1842, captain 17 Feb. 1854 to death; inspector of Science and Art department, London 1857, architect and engineer to same department; sec. to English commission attached to Paris exhibition 1855–57; designed Museum of science and art, Edinburgh, opened 19 May 1866; planned buildings for International Exhibition 1862; Albert hall was chiefly designed by him; author of A description of the buildings at South Kensington for the reception of the Sheepshanks pictures 1858; Some account of the buildings designed for the International Exhibition of 1862, 1861. d. The Museum, South Kensington 4 Dec. 1865, bust by Woolner in the Museum. Papers on professional subjects, Corps. of R.E. xxv, 9; Min. of proc. of Instit. of C.E. xxx, 468–70 (1866); I.L.N. xl, 431, 433 (1862), portrait.
FOWKE, Sir Frederick Gustavus, 1 Baronet (3 son of Sir Thomas Fowke, knt., who d. 30 Nov. 1786). b. 24 Jany. 1782; created baronet 7 Feb. 1814. d. Leamington 17 May 1856.