Background
He was born in London to mariner John Foster Church and Barbara Ann George.
He was born in London to mariner John Foster Church and Barbara Ann George.
He migrated to New South Wales around 1839 and became a custom house agent. A second marriage on 22 April 1899 to Miriam Kate Cohen produced no children. From 1868 he worked as a grocer.
In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goldfields West, serving until his defeat in 1872.
Church died in Sydney in 1901.