John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel

The Right Honourable The Lord Oriel PC (Ire)
Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland
In office 30 April 1807 – 1811
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Portland
Preceded by	Sir John Newport, Bt
Succeeded by	William Wellesley-Pole
Speaker of the Irish House of Commons
In office 1785–1800
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	Edmund Pery
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	1740
Died	23 August 1828 (aged 87–88)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Margaretta Amelia Foster
Religion	Church of Ireland

John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and as the last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.

He was the son of Anthony Foster of Dunleer, Louth, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer (and son of John Foster, MP for Dunleer) by his first wife Elizabeth Burgh. Foster lived in Merville, now part of the University College Dublin Campus in Clonskeagh, which came into his ownership in 1778. He also inherited Collon House in County Louth from his father, and made extensive improvements to the house and grounds; Collon was famous for its variety of trees and shrubs.

He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769. He made his mark in financial and commercial questions, being appointed Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1784. His law giving bounties on the exportation of corn and imposing heavy taxes on its importation is noted by William Lecky as being largely responsible for making Ireland an arable instead of a pasture country. In 1785 he became the last Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.

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