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Sir Charles Forbes (1774-1849)
Charles Forbes may refer to: People *Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774β1849), Scottish politician *Charles Forbes (Royal Navy officer) (1880β1960), British admiral *Charlie Forbes (1865β1922), Australian rules footballer *Charles Fergusson Forbes (1779β1852), English army surgeon *Charles John Forbes (1786β1862), British army officer and political figure in Canada East *Charles Noyes Forbes (1883β1920), American botanist *Charles R. Forbes (1878β1952), Scottish-American soldier, politician, and civil servant *Charles Forbes (Massachusetts judge), List of justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Other uses * , chartered by the New Zealand Company in 1842 See also *Charles Forbes-Leith (1859β1930), British army officer and politician *Charles Forbes RenΓ© de Montalembert (1810β1870), French publicist and historian *Bertie Charles Forbes (1880β1954), Scottish-American financial writer and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet (1774β1849) was a Scottish politician, of Castle Newe, Newe and Edinglassie, Aberdeenshire. Forbes was the son of the Rev. George Forbes of Lochell. He was a descendant of Alexander Forbes of Kinaldie and Pitsligo, and was in 1833 served heir male in general to Alexander Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, father of Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, attainted in 1745. Political career Forbes was educated at Aberdeen University, of which, late in life (1814β1819), he was elected Lord Rector. Shortly after leaving the university he went out to India, and became the head of the first mercantile house there, Forbes & Co. of Bombay. His name ranked high in the commercial world for ability, foresight, and rectitude of character. On returning to England, he was elected to parliament for the borough of Beverley (UK Parliament constituency), Beverley, and represented that place from 1812 to 1818. In the latter year he was returned for Malm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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