Forbes, John Murray

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murray_Forbes_(diplomat)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • John Murray Forbes (1771 – June 14, 1831) was an American diplomat. He served as the Chargé d’Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires from 1825 to 1831.
    • Forbes served as the American consul in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stettin from 1801 to 1819. He owned the country house America outside Copenhagen and constructed an American-style windmill known as America Mill at the site in 1814.
    • He served as the Chargé d’Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831.
    • In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9968
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