Alexander Foster (other)
Alexander Foster may refer to: * Alexander Foster (rugby union) (1890–1972), Irish rugby union player *Alexander Foster House See also *Alex Foster (other) Alex Foster may refer to: * Alex Foster (musician) (born 1953), American jazz saxophone player *Alex Foster (ice hockey) (born 1984), American ice hockey forward *Alex Foster (rugby league) (born 1993), English professional rugby league player *Ale ...

Alexander Foster (rugby Union)
Alexander Roulston Foster (22 June 1890 – 24 August 1972) was an Irish rugby union international who was part of the first official British Isles team that toured South Africa in 1910. He also played on 17 occasions for Ireland. Early life Alexander Roulston Foster was born in Derry, Northern Ireland 22 June 1890. He was the son of John Foster and Chrissie Bell Foster née Roulston. His father was a Relieving Officer originally from County Donegal from whence his mother also hailed. He had a number of siblings including older sister Mary Elizabeth and older brother Samuel Russell, and two younger sisters, Sarah Jane and Christina McClelland. He was educated at Queen's University Belfast. Rugby career Foster played rugby union as a centre and captained his university side, Queen's University RFC. He also played for City of Derry R.F.C. He was selected to play for Ireland in 1910, debuting at Twickenham against England on 12 February 1910. He went on to play against both Scotl ...
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Alexander Foster House
The Alexander Foster House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. Built c. 1860, it is one of the city's earliest examples of Italianate architecture, and one of its best-preserved. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history The Alexander Foster House is located in Somerville's central Spring Hill neighborhood, at the northeast corner of Laurel and Greene Streets. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof section and a broad tower with a shallow-pitch hip roof to its left. The eaves of both roofs are extended, and supported by paired carved brackets. Building corners have paneled pilasters, and a single-story polygonal bay projects on the north side. The west-facing front facade is sheltered by a single-story porch, supported by round columns with bracketed tops, the brackets forming arched openings by meeting between the columns. Most windows are rectangular sash, framed by windows bracketed l ...
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