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Frederick Augustus Forbes

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Frederick Forbes
Speaker of the Queensland Parliament
In office
7 November 1871 – 1 September 1873
Preceded byArthur Macalister
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Walsh
ConstituencyWest Moreton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ipswich
In office
10 May 1860 – 30 May 1863
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byRatcliffe Pring
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warrego
In office
25 March 1865 – 8 July 1867
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byGraham Mylne
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for West Moreton
In office
28 September 1868 – 18 November 1873
Preceded byJoshua Peter Bell
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1818-09-30)30 September 1818
Liverpool, New South Wales
Died9 July 1878(1878-07-09) (aged 59)
Ipswich, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
SpouseMargaret Milner
OccupationStorekeeper, Grazier

Frederick Augustus Forbes (30 September 1818 – 9 July 1878) was a politician in colonial Queensland and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[1]

Early life

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Forbes was born on 30 September 1818 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, to Francis Ewen, a merchant, and his wife Mary Ann Taboweur.[1] He attended William Cape's school and The King's School, Parramatta, before spending several years at sea.[2] When his father died he took over his father's store in Liverpool in 1842 before marrying Margaret Milner in 1844.[2]

Politics

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Forbes soon moved to Ipswich where he opened another store and became involved in the Queensland Separation movement.[2] Forbes became involved in politics and in 1860, along with Arthur Macalister and Patrick O'Sullivan, was elected to the new seat of Ipswich in the Queensland Legislative Assembly which he served until his defeat in 1863.[3] He later served in the seat of Warrego from March 1865 to June 1867[3] and the seat of West Moreton from September 1868 until his retirement in November 1873.[3] During this final term, Forbes spent two years as Speaker from 1871 to 1873.[3]

Later life

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Though Forbes declared bankruptcy in 1870 because of the 1866-67 money crisis, he managed to quickly rebuild and was able to continue investing in businesses until his death. Forbes died as a result of an accident at Ipswich, Queensland, 9 July 1878 at the age of 59 and was survived by eleven out of his seventeen children.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Description of Image of Forbes in the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
  2. ^ a b c d Morrison, A.A. (1972). "Forbes, Frederick Augustus (1818 - 1878)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
1871 – 1873
Succeeded by
New seat Member for Ipswich
1860 - 1863
Served alongside: Patrick O'Sullivan, Arthur Macalister
Succeeded by
New seat Member for Warrego
1865 - 1867
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for West Moreton
1868 - 1873
Served alongside: George Thorn, Jr., Samuel Hodgson, John Ferrett
Abolished