Vere Foster

~Founder Irish Female Emigration Fund.~

Vere Henry Louis Foster was one of the greatest Irishmen ever. He was born in Copenhagen on April 25, 1819, while his father, a member of the Irish aristocracy whose family seat was at Glyde Court, Ardee, County Louth, was serving as British Minister to Denmark. Vere was educated at Eton and Oxford and after graduation, entered the Foreign Office where his promising career as a diplomat was put aside once he returned to Ireland, in 1847. The rest of his life was dedicated to helping his countrymen.