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). Shall we have a Channel tunnel? . Aberdeen: A. Brown & Co.

References
  1. Foster, Joseph (1888). "Forbes, Horace Courtenay" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. 2. Oxford: Parker & Co. p. 475.
  2. Selwyn, E. G. (26 June 1914). "The late Lord Forbes" . The Times. p. 9.
  3. "Death of Lord Forbes. Discovery in a Dundee hotel" . The Times. London. 24 June 1914. p. 8.
  4. "Death of Lord Forbes" . The Times. London. 24 June 1914. p. 8.


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