Richard Foster (philanthropist)

Richard Foster (14 September 1822–23 December 1910) was a well-to-do City of London merchant who spent considerable sums of his own money on sociable charitable purposes, such as enabling the building of new Anglican churches in London.

[4] (The church of St Oswald Walthamstow, also funded by Foster, no longer stands.

He was also a director of the London and River Plate Bank and of the Scottish Metropolitan Gas Company.

[5] He seems to have taken an active interest in social matters being a director of the London Labourers Dwelling Association (Society?)

[5] He died at Holmewood, his home in Chislehurst, Kent and was buried in the parish churchyard there.