Background
FOSTER, George Carey was born in 1835. Son of late George Foster, Sabden, Lancashire.
FOSTER, George Carey was born in 1835. Son of late George Foster, Sabden, Lancashire.
Studied at University College, London. Universities of Ghent, Paris, Heidelberg. Bachelor of Arts; Doctor of Laws.
Doctor of Science.
President, Physical Society, London, 1876-1878. Society Telegraphic Engineers (now Institution of Electrical Engineers), 1881. General Treasurer Brit.
Association for Advancement of Science, 1898-1904. Justice of the Peace.
Fellow of the Chemical Society. Fellow of the Royal Society. Clubs: Athenaeum, National Liberal.