A leading long time merchant in Clinton, Foster was born in England, and trained as a chemist. He first had a store in Lillooet in 1861, and then moved it to Clinton in 1864. Foster was also an assayer of minerals. He sold out in 1901.
Frederick Foster (credit: BC Archives #F-02898)
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