About Me
Full Name
Richard Witty Foster
Date of Birth
20 August 1856
Party
Farmers and Producers Political Union
Electorate
Flinders
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
19 April 1893
Other Information
Member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield 1909-28
Federal Minister for Works and Railways 1921-23
Federal Minister for Works and Railways 1921-23
Deceased
05 January 1932
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
25 Jul 1904 - 02 Nov 1906
Flinders
House of Assembly
Farmers and Producers Political Union
Not Re-elected
03 May 1902 - 25 Jul 1904
Flinders
House of Assembly
National Defence League
Changed Party
18 Apr 1893 - 02 May 1902
Newcastle
House of Assembly
Pre-Party System
Boundary Redistribution
Ministerial Appointments
01 Mar 1905 - 26 Jul 1905
Commissioner of Public Works
01 Mar 1905 - 26 Jul 1905
Minister of Agriculture
08 Dec 1899 - 04 Jul 1904
Commissioner of Public Works