Life Summary - Sir Francis Forbes - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Forbes, Sir Francis (1784–1841)

	Forbes, Sir Francis (1784–1841)
Born	1784 Bermuda
Died	8 November 1841 Newtown, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	American Scottish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Brisbane, Thomas Makdougall (friend) Wylde, John (work colleague) Field, Barron (work colleague) Dowling, James (work colleague) Stephen, James (work colleague) Rodius, Charles (artist)
Passenger Ship*	Guildford (1824) (passenger)
Education*	Molesworth committee on transportation (UK, 1837) (witness)
Occupation*	chief justice (1824-1837) New South Wales, Australia judge (1824-1837) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1824-1837) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1837)
Legacies*	Forbes (NSW) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Sydney Free Public Grammar School (committee chair, 1825) Sydney College (laid foundation stone, 1830) Sydney College (chair of trustees, 1835)
Workplaces*	Supreme Court of NSW (chief justice, 1824-1837)

* Dates are approximate