William Wasbrough Foster
William Wasbrough Foster | |
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Colonel W. W. Foster as Vancouver's chief constable in 1935 | |
| Chief Constable of Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1913–1916 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Edward McPhillips |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Bruce Jackson |
| Constituency | The Islands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1875 Bristol, England |
| Died | 2 December 1954 (aged 79) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Party | Conservative Party of British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Wycliffe College |
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Major-General William Wasbrough Foster, CMG, DSO, VD (1 October 1875 – 2 December 1954) was a noted mountaineer, Conservative Party politician, businessman, and chief constable in British Columbia, Canada, in addition to his distinguished military career. Foster was elected to the BC Legislature in a 1913 byelection. He was defeated for re-election in the 1916, 1924, and 1933 provincial elections.