The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Foster, William
Foster, William, B.A.; Registrar and Superintendent of Records, India Office, since 1907; b. 1863; s. of William Foster, retired I.C.S.; educ; Cooper’s Grammar School; London University; joined service in India Office, 1882; editor, India Office List, 1891-95; Hon. Secretary, Hakluyt Society, 1893-1902. Publications: The Founding of Fort St. George, Madras; A Catalogue of the India Office Pictures; The English Factories in India, 1618-33 (5 vols, now published); The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the great Mogul; The Journal of John Jourdain; Letters received by the East India Company; (4 vols.) The first Letterbook of the East India Company; Relics of the East India Company. Address: India Office, London. Club: Royal Societies.