Frederick Augustus Forbes

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

The Honourable Frederick Forbes
Speaker of the Queensland Parliament
In office 7 November 1871 – 1 September 1873
Preceded by	Arthur Macalister
Succeeded by	William Henry Walsh
Constituency	West Moreton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich
In office 10 May 1860 – 30 May 1863 Serving with Patrick O'Sullivan, Arthur Macalister
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Ratcliffe Pring
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego
In office 25 March 1865 – 8 July 1867
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Graham Mylne
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for West Moreton
In office 28 September 1868 – 18 November 1873 Serving with George Thorn, Jr., Samuel Hodgson, John Ferrett
Preceded by	Joshua Peter Bell
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	30 September 1818 Liverpool, New South Wales
Died	9 July 1878 (aged 59) Ipswich, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Margaret Milner
Occupation	Storekeeper, Grazier

Early life

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

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

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

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1860–1863 ; 1863–1867; 1868–1870; 1870–1871; 1871–1873

References

1. Description of Image of Forbes in the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
2. Morrison, A.A. (1972). "Forbes, Frederick Augustus (1818 - 1878)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 July 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.