William Foster (12 January 1887 – 2 December 1947) was a British
Labour Party politician.
He was elected to the
House of Commons
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as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington t ...
in a
by-election in 1942, following the death of sitting Labour MP
John Parkinson.
Foster was re-elected at the
1945 general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1945.
Africa
* 1945 South-West African legislative election
Asia
* 1945 Indian general election
Australia
* 1945 Fremantle by-election
Europe
* 1945 Albanian parliamentary election
* 1945 Bulgarian ...
, 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.
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1887 births
1947 deaths
Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Miners' Federation of Great Britain-sponsored MPs
National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs
UK MPs 1935–1945
UK MPs 1945–1950
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wigan
Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951
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