Foster
s. William, of Lowther, Westmorland, cler. Queen's Coll., matric. 16 May, 1689, aged 18, tabarder 1683, B.A. 1694, M.A. by diploma 1 March, 1696-7, fellow 1698, proctor 1704, B. and D.D. 1708, provost of his college 1730-56; baptised at Lowther 30 Oct., 1670, educated at Durham school, secretary to his godfather, Sir Joseph Williamson, at the treaty of Ryswick 1696, curate of Iffley, Oxon, minister of Russell Court chapel, afternoon preacher at the Tabernacle in Bond Street, and afternoon lecturer of Trinity chapel, minister of the donative of Upton Grey, Northants, 1703-16, rector of Knights Enham 1708, lecturer of the new church of St. George, Hanover Square, 1723, canon of Lincoln 1723, and of St. Paul 1728, chaplain in ordinary to Q. Caroline, rector of St. Dionis, Lime Street, London, with the donative of Paddington 1716; died 23 Nov., 1756, aged 86; father of Joseph, D.C.L. 1740, 2nd series 1317. See Gutch, i. 170; & Rawl. ii. 163, and xix. 47.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1704 | Libc | Smith, Joseph | Yeifley / | Curate | View |
| 1723 | Appt(Collation) | Smith, Josephus | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Dunholme alias Dunham | Prebendary | View |
| 1728 | Subsc | Smith, Josephus | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Newington | Prebendary | View |
| 1728 | Appt(collation) | Smith, Josephus | St Pauls Cathedral / Prebend of Newington | Prebendary | View |
| 1735 | Vac(resignation) | Smith, Joseph | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Dunholm | Prebendary | View |
| 1735 | Appt(Resignation) | Smith, Joseph | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Dunholm | Prebendary | View |
| 1756 | Vac(natural death) | Smith, Joseph | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Newington | Prebendary | View |