Background
Foster, James William was born on August 10, 1890 in Fauquier Company, Virginia, United States. Son of James Robert and Frances B. (Robinson) Foster.
Foster, James William was born on August 10, 1890 in Fauquier Company, Virginia, United States. Son of James Robert and Frances B. (Robinson) Foster.
Bachelor of Arts, University Virginia, 1912, Master of Arts, 1913.
Editorial staff Baltimore News, 1913-1917. Newspaper promotion and advertising. Investment securities representative, Baltimore, 1925-1931.
Staff Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, 1931-1942.
Editor Maryland. History magazine, 1938-1949. Director Maryland. History Society since 1942.
Trustee Maryland Historical Trust.
Served with United States Army, 1917-1919. Member American History Association Society Preservation Maryland. Antiquities (director), American Antiquarian Society, American Association State and Local History, Baltimore Bibliophiles, Society Colonial Wars, Society Architectural Historians.
Married Dorothy Madison Brown, November 17, 1917. Children: James William, Ellen Fassitt.