About Gordon Forbes
Lived 1738 – 1828 (aged 89–90). Gordon Forbes was a military leader.
General Gordon Forbes (1738 – 17 January 1828) was a senior officer in the British Army.
He had married Margaret Sullivan of Cork, with whom he had five sons and five daughters. His eldest daughter Isabella married the writer Granville Penn in 1791 at All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames. Another daughter, Maria, married in 1814 James Dawkins MP, a member of the Dawkins family which owned plantations and slaves in Jamaica.
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Who was Gordon Forbes?
Senior officer in the British Army
When was Gordon Forbes born?
Gordon Forbes was born in 1738 in Aberdeenshire.
When did Gordon Forbes die?
Gordon Forbes died in 1828 in Ham.
What was Gordon Forbes's occupation?
Gordon Forbes was a military leader.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Gordon Forbes (British Army officer)
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