He was the son of Robert Forster of London, a stockfish merchant. Elected Sheriff of London in 1444, he became Lord Mayor of London in 1454, and served as the city's Member of Parliament in King Henry VI's 13th parliament.[1] According to historian John Strype, Foster married a widow named Agnes, who enlarged Ludgate prison (where Forster had at one time been imprisoned for debt[2]) and improved conditions for those incarcerated therein.[3]
^Smith, William (1833). A new history and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. p. 81.
^Strype, John (1633). A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster. London. p. 278.
^Harvey, William (1863). London Scenes and London People: Anecdotes, Reminiscences, and Sketches of Places, Personages, Events, Customs, and Curiosities of London City, Past and Present. W.H. Collingridge. p. 255.
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