Nicholas Forster

Nicholas Foster was an 18th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland.[1]

Foster was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was nominated Bishop of Killaloe on 7 October 1714;[3] and consecrated on 7 November that year. He was translated to Raphoe by letters patent on 8 June 1716. He died in office on 5 June 1743[4]

A fellow of Trinity College Dublin, he gave money to the College to establish the Bishop Forster Premium prizes for Divinity.

References
  1. Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 405.
  2. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" Burtchaell,G.D/Sadlier,T.U p300: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. Moody, Martin & Byrne 1984, A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 409–411.
  4. Cotton 1849, The Province of Ulster, pp. 354–356.


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