| Authorised form of name | Forster; William Edward (1818 - 1886) |
| Dates | 1818 - 1886 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Bradpole, Dorset, England |
| Date of birth | 11 July 1818 |
| Place of death | 80 Eccleston Square, London |
| Date of death | 05 April 1886 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire |
| Activity | Education:
Quaker schools
Career:
Entered the woollen trade, Bradford; MP for Bradford (1861-1886); Under Secretary for the Colonies (1865); Privy Councillor (1868); Chief Secretary for Ireland, under Gladstone
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/04/1875 |
| Relationships | Son of William Forster of Bradpole, Quaker minister, and his wife Anna Buxton, daughter of Thomas Fowell Buxton; married (1850) Jane Martha, daughter of Dr Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby, and left the Society of Friends |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Authority:
Birth date from Boase and DNB
References:
Vanity Fair 06 March 1869 |
| Code | NA6542 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1875/03 | Forster, William Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |