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James Fraser Forbes (1820 – 18 May 1887) was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Queens in Nova Scotia.

He was born in Gibraltar in 1820, the son of Anthony V.S. Forbes. He worked as a physician and as a surgeon, also serving as surgeon to the local militia, coroner for Queen's County and Health Officer for Liverpool. Forbes married Sarah Jane Jacobs. He was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party. He became a Liberal on January 30, 1869, and was re-elected to the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Parliaments. He was defeated in 1878, but he was re-elected in 1882. In 1874, he was elected president of the Bank of Liverpool.

Forbes died in Lunenburg in 1887.

His son Francis Gordon was also a member of the House of Commons. His daughter was a nursing sister who served with the Canadian contingent during the Boer War.

Electoral record

References

1. ^ James Fraser Forbes – Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883, JA Gemmill
3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
4. Miller, Carman (1994). "Sarah Forbes". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
5. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
6. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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