Forster, William (1818 - 1882) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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	Forster, William (1818 - 1882)	Find all people...
Born	16 October 1818 Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India	born around 16 October 1818 in Madras (Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Died	30 October 1882 Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	died around 30 October 1882 in Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican	Anglican
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1840? - 1882? company director, New South Wales, Australia 1840 - 1882? grazier (unspecified), New South Wales (Queensland), Australia 1840? - 1882? poet, New South Wales, Australia 1840? - 1882? satirist, New South Wales, Australia 1840? - 1867? squatter, New South Wales, Australia 1842 - 1849 magistrate, New South Wales, Australia 1856 - 1876 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia 1859 - 1860 premier, New South Wales, Australia 1876 - 1879 agent-general, New South Wales, Australia 1880 - 1882 Member of Lower House, New South Wales, Australia	agent-general company director grazier (unspecified) magistrate Member of Lower House poet premier satirist squatter
Biography Author	Bede Nairn	all biographies by Nairn, Bede