About Francis Gordon Forbes
Lived 1857 – 1941 (aged 83). Francis Gordon Forbes was a Canadian politician, judge and lawyer.
Francis Gordon Forbes (27 December 1857 – 4 September 1941) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens and then Shelburne and Queen's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Forbes was educated at St. Peter's School in Prince Edward Island and the University of King's College in Windsor. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1883. In 1887, he married Harriette Frances Collins. He practised law in Halifax.
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Who was Francis Gordon Forbes?
Canadian politician (1857-1941)
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Francis Gordon Forbes was born on 27 December 1857.
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Francis Gordon Forbes died on 4 September 1941.
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Francis Gordon Forbes was a politician, judge and lawyer.
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