# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-b-foster
# Generated: 2026-08-20T19:47:40.051Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-b-foster"
name: "William B. Foster"
slug: "william-b-foster"
description: "William Barclay Foster (1779–1855) was the father of Stephen Foster and a notable businessman in his time. He was one of the most prosperous merchants of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a Pennsylvania state legislator and served three terms. He was also elected mayor of Allegheny City twice in his lifetime. He has been identified as a \"patriot\", a \"lover of home\" and an \"outstanding servant to his community, state and government\"."
tagline: "American politician, father of Stephen Foster (1779-1855)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Barclay_Foster%2C_Stephen_Fosters_father.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1779-09-07"
deathDate: "1855-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.67
  momentum:             0
  historical:           3.074550666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     20
  profileCompleteness:  68
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "ويليام باركلي فوستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barclay_Foster"
    title: "William Barclay Foster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barclay_Foster"
    title: "William Barclay Foster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21010523"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations