John Murray Forbes (diplomat)
John Murray Forbes | |
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Born | 1771 |
Died | June 14, 1831 | (aged 59–60)
Occupation | Diplomat |
Relatives | John Murray Forbes (nephew) |
John Murray Forbes (1771 – June 14, 1831) was an American diplomat. He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831.
Early life
John Murray Forbes was born in 1771.[1]
Career
Forbes served as American consul in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Statin from 1801 to 1819.[2] He owned the country house America outside Copenhagen and constructed an American-style windmill known as America Mill at the site in 1814.[3]
He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831.[1]
Later career
In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[4] and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[5]
Death
Forbes died on June 14, 1831 in Buenos Aires.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "JOHN MURRAY FORBES (1771–1831)". United States Department of State Office of the Historian. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Olaf Uwe Janzen. "Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic, 1660-1815". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Amerikavej". hovedstadshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter F" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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