Ambrose Foss ( c. 1803 in England – 4 May 1862) was an Australian alderman, chemist, druggist, dentist and landowner based in Sydney. [1] Together with colleague Edward Hunt, Foss founded the Congregational Church in New South Wales. Foss built a house called Forest Lodge after which a Sydney suburb is named.
In 1828, Foss purchased a chemist shop in Sydney from apothecary John Tawell; Foss would go on to own several more pharmaceutical and grocery stores in the next two decades. [1] In 1844, Foss established the Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales with a few pharmacists based in Sydney. In 1859, Foss and his son Thomas Ambrose set up a wholesale drug store, Foss Son Company. [1]
Foss was also an landowner. In 1833, he and his first wife purchased the Hereford House in Glebe; three years later, in 1836, he built a house called Forest Lodge (demolished 1912) after which the Sydney suburb Forest Lodge is named. [1] In 1838, he built Carey Cottage on 18 Ferry Street, having bought land in Hunters Hill from Tawell. [1]
Foss was a devout Christian who served as the deacon of the Pitt Street Uniting Church. He began attending the Forest Lodge Church in 1847. [1]
Foss's first wife, Louise, died on 30 December 1852. [2] His daughter Emily Jane Foss married astronomer Henry Chamberlain Russell in 1861. [3] His son Thomas Ambrose, with whom he established Foss Son Company, was born in 1828 and died in 1871. [1] Foss and his first wife had at least seven children. [1] In 1854, he married a widow, Jane McCurdy, daughter of Bourn Russell. [4] [5]
Ambrose Foss died on 4 May 1862 aged 59 in Balmain, Sydney. [6] His funeral had a modest attendance, with representatives of the Sydney Female Refuge, the Bible Society, and the Religious Tract and Book Society all present. [7] He was buried with Louise at Rookwood Cemetery. [1]
Ambrose Foss ( c. 1803 in England – 4 May 1862) was an Australian alderman, chemist, druggist, dentist and landowner based in Sydney. [1] Together with colleague Edward Hunt, Foss founded the Congregational Church in New South Wales. Foss built a house called Forest Lodge after which a Sydney suburb is named.
In 1828, Foss purchased a chemist shop in Sydney from apothecary John Tawell; Foss would go on to own several more pharmaceutical and grocery stores in the next two decades. [1] In 1844, Foss established the Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales with a few pharmacists based in Sydney. In 1859, Foss and his son Thomas Ambrose set up a wholesale drug store, Foss Son Company. [1]
Foss was also an landowner. In 1833, he and his first wife purchased the Hereford House in Glebe; three years later, in 1836, he built a house called Forest Lodge (demolished 1912) after which the Sydney suburb Forest Lodge is named. [1] In 1838, he built Carey Cottage on 18 Ferry Street, having bought land in Hunters Hill from Tawell. [1]
Foss was a devout Christian who served as the deacon of the Pitt Street Uniting Church. He began attending the Forest Lodge Church in 1847. [1]
Foss's first wife, Louise, died on 30 December 1852. [2] His daughter Emily Jane Foss married astronomer Henry Chamberlain Russell in 1861. [3] His son Thomas Ambrose, with whom he established Foss Son Company, was born in 1828 and died in 1871. [1] Foss and his first wife had at least seven children. [1] In 1854, he married a widow, Jane McCurdy, daughter of Bourn Russell. [4] [5]
Ambrose Foss died on 4 May 1862 aged 59 in Balmain, Sydney. [6] His funeral had a modest attendance, with representatives of the Sydney Female Refuge, the Bible Society, and the Religious Tract and Book Society all present. [7] He was buried with Louise at Rookwood Cemetery. [1]