John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel

The Lord Oriel
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland
In office
30 April 1807 – 1811
MonarchGeorge III
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Portland
Preceded bySir John Newport, Bt
Succeeded byWilliam Wellesley-Pole
In office
9 July 1804 – 24 February 1806
Prime MinisterWilliam Pitt the Younger
Preceded byIsaac Corry
Succeeded bySir John Newport, 1st Baronet
In office
23 April 1784 – 17 September 1785
Preceded byGeorge Ponsonby
Succeeded bySir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet
Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
In office
1785–1800
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byEdmund Pery
Succeeded byOffice abolished
(Cathal Brugha as Ceann Comhairle)
Personal details
Born1740
Died23 August 1828 (aged 87–88)
Spouse
(m. 1764; died 1824)

John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC (Ire) (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons.


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