James Fraser Forbes (1820 – 18 May 1887) was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Queens in Nova Scotia.[1]
He was born in Gibraltar in 1820, the son of Anthony V.S. Forbes. He worked as a physician and as a surgeon, also serving as surgeon to the local militia, coroner for Queen's County and Health Officer for Liverpool. Forbes married Sarah Jane Jacobs.[2] He was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party. He became a Liberal on January 30, 1869, and was re-elected to the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Parliaments. He was defeated in 1878, but he was re-elected in 1882.[1] In 1874, he was elected president of the Bank of Liverpool.[2]
Forbes died in Lunenburg in 1887.[3]
His son Francis Gordon also served as a member of the House of Commons.[1] His daughter Sarah was a nursing sister who served with the Canadian contingent during the Boer War.[4]
Electoral record
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | James Fraser Forbes | 844 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. Campbell | 271 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,585 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[5] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Silas Tertius Rand Bill | 670 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 637 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 692 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 560 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Queens | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 824 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.M. Mack | 809 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 James Fraser Forbes – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883, JA Gemmill
- ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ Miller, Carman (1994). "Sarah Forbes". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.