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The Forbes family of Boston and Milton, Mass. was one of the most important families of Boston merchants engaged in the China trade. John Murray Forbes (1771-1831) was United States consul at Hamburg and Copenhagen (1801-1819) and United States agent at Buenos Aires (1819-1831). His nephews Thomas, Robert Bennet, and John Murray Forbes were connected with Perkins and Copmany and later Russell and Company in the China trade. John Murray Forbes (1813-1898) was later involved in railroad development in the west. His grandson W. Cameron Forbes (1870-1959) was a partner in J.M. Forbes and Company and governor-general of the Philippines (1909-1913).

From the description of Forbes family business records, 1753-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269592453
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associatedWith Augustine Heard & Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Baring Brothers & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Brazil Land, Cattle, and Packing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Bryant & Sturgis. corporateBody
associatedWith Cushing, John Perkins, 1787-1862. person
associatedWith Ellerman, Abraham. person
associatedWith Forbes and Ellerman. corporateBody
associatedWith Forbes, Francis Blackwell, 1839-1908. person
associatedWith Forbes, James Grant, 1769-1825. person
associatedWith Forbes, J. Malcolm, 1847-1904. person
associatedWith Forbes, John Murray, 1771-1831. person
associatedWith Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898. person
associatedWith Forbes, Paul Siemen, 1808-1886. person
associatedWith Forbes-Perkins Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Forbes, Ralph Bennett, 1773-1824. person
associatedWith Forbes, R. B. (Robert Bennet), 1804-1889. person
associatedWith Forbes, Thomas Tunno, 1802-1829. person
associatedWith Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. person
associatedWith Heard, Augustine, 1785-1868. person
associatedWith Houqua, 1769-1843. person
associatedWith J.M. Forbes & Co. (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Macedonian (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Massachusetts. Street railway investigation commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Perkins and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1765-1854. person
associatedWith Purdon and Wiggin. corporateBody
associatedWith Russell & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Shanghai Navigation Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Shewan-Tomes Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Walker and Wren. corporateBody
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Argentina
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