Sir Charles Forbes, first baronet

(1773-1849)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Forbes, Charles, Sir, 1774-1849 NRA: Forbes Sir Charles (1774-1849) 1st Baronet Politician DNB: Forbes, Sir Charles, first baronet (1773-1849), politician LBT ID: ChForbe1849 VIAF ID: 8937186 LOC ID: n88130826	B/BAP: 1773-04-03 DIED: 1849-11-20
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Educated at Aberdeen University (of which he was subsequently rector) he was an India merchant and a Tory MP for Beverley (1812-18) and Malmesbury (1818-32).
REFERENCES TO Sir Charles Forbes, first baronet: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 10: Robert Burns Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ 7 Ch. 20: Conclusion Found 1: ¶ 10