Horace Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes
Horace Courtenay Gammell Forbes, 19th Lord Forbes (24 February 1829 – 24 June 1914), was a Scottish peer.
Forbes was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1829 the second son of Walter Forbes, 18th Lord Forbes. He attended Oriel College, Oxford graduating with a BA in 1849, followed by an MA in 1851.[1] He was for some time a master at Radley College prior to his father's death at which time he was referred to as Master of Forbes.[2]
He was a Scottish representative peer to the House of Lords from 1868 to 1906 upon succeeding his father to the title.[3]
He died in Dundee, by his own hand, and was succeeded in his title by his brother Atholl Monson Forbes. He was a staunch supporter of the Primrose League.[4]
Works
- Forbes, Horace Courtenay Gammell (1883). . Aberdeen: A. Brown & Co.
References
- Foster, Joseph (1888). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. Vol. 2. Oxford: Parker & Co. p. 475.
- Selwyn, E. G. (26 June 1914). 9. . The Times. p.
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