John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel
John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC (Ire) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Collon House, ancestral seat of the Foster family.
Foster Place, Dublin, street sign, named after John Foster
Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
The Speaker of the Irish House of Commons was the presiding officer of the Irish House of Commons until its disestablishment in 1800.
The Irish House of Commons in session under Speaker Pery.
Image: Robert Rochfort
Image: Alan Brodrick
Image: Alan Brodrick