About John Murray Forbes
Lived 1771 – 1831 (aged 59). John Murray Forbes was an American diplomat and consul.
John Murray Forbes (1771 – June 14, 1831) was an American diplomat. He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires from 1825 to 1831.
Early life John Murray Forbes was born in 1771.
Career Forbes served as the American consul in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stettin from 1801 to 1819. He owned the country house America outside Copenhagen and constructed an American-style windmill known as America Mill at the site in 1814.
He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831. and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.
Death Forbes died on June 14, 1831, in Buenos Aires.
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Who was John Murray Forbes?
American diplomat
When was John Murray Forbes born?
John Murray Forbes was born on 13 August 1771.
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John Murray Forbes died on 14 June 1831 in Buenos Aires.
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John Murray Forbes was a diplomat and consul.
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John Murray Forbes was American.
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