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'''Charles Forbes''' (August 25, 1795 – February 13, 1881) was a Justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] in 1848. He was appointed by Governor [[George N. Briggs]]. |
'''Charles Forbes''' (August 25, 1795 – February 13, 1881) was a Justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] in 1848. He was appointed by Governor [[George N. Briggs]]. |
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Born in [[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts]], Forbes graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1815. He was [[admitted to the bar]] in 1818. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1848, and resigned a year later |
Born in [[West Bridgewater, Massachusetts]], Forbes graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1815. He was [[admitted to the bar]] in 1818. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1848, and resigned a year later.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Davis|first=William T.|title=History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts: Including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Commonwealth|publisher=Boston Book Co.|year=1900|isbn=|location=Boston|pages=190}}</ref> |
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Forbes was a [[Freemasonry|Mason]] and Master of the Lodge in 1819 and 1822. He served as a trustee of the [[Northampton State Hospital|Northampton Insane asylum]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=February 15, 1881|title=Obituary - Charles Edward Forbes|work=[[Boston Post]]|url=|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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He died in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]] on February 13, 1881. |
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Charles Forbes (August 25, 1795 – February 13, 1881) was a Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1848. He was appointed by Governor George N. Briggs.
Born in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Forbes graduated from Brown University in 1815. He was admitted to the bar in 1818. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1848, and resigned a year later.[1]
Forbes was a Mason and Master of the Lodge in 1819 and 1822. He served as a trustee of the Northampton Insane asylum.[2]
He died in Northampton, Massachusetts on February 13, 1881.
References
- ^ Davis, William T. (1900). History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts: Including the Plymouth and Massachusetts Colonies, the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and the Commonwealth. Boston: Boston Book Co. p. 190.
- ^ "Obituary - Charles Edward Forbes". Boston Post. February 15, 1881.
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