James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes

British politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish politician
A.K.A.James Forbes
A.K.A.James Forbes
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Death29 July 1804
Family
Mother:Mary Forbes
Father:James Forbes, 15th Lord Forbes
Children:James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes Mary Elizabeth Forbes Margery Forbes
The details

Biography

James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes (died 29 July 1804) was the son of William Forbes, 14th Lord Forbes.

In 1760, he married Catherine Innes and they had six children:

  • Mary Elizabeth Forbes (d. 1803)
  • Marjory Forbes (1761–1842)
  • James Ochoncar Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes (1765–1843)
  • Robert Allaster Cam Forbes, Captain Royal Navy (d. HMS Dryad, 1795)
  • Andrew Forbes (d. 1808)
  • William Forbes (d. 1792)
Masonic offices
Preceded by
Charles Hamilton Gordon
Grand Master of theGrand Lodge of Scotland
1754–1755
Succeeded by
Lord Aberdour
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
Francis Forbes
Lord ForbesSucceeded by
James Forbes
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