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John Murray Forbes (diplomat)

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John Murray Forbes
Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires
In office
August 20, 1825 – June 14, 1831
Preceded byCaesar A. Rodney
(as Minister Plenipotentiary)
Succeeded byFrancis Baylies
Personal details
Born1771
DiedJune 14, 1831(1831-06-14) (aged 59–60)
RelativesJohn Murray Forbes (nephew)
OccupationDiplomat

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

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John Murray Forbes was born in 1771.[1]

Career

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Forbes served as the American consul in Copenhagen, Hamburg and Stettin from 1801 to 1819.[2] He owned the country house America outside Copenhagen and constructed an American-style windmill known as America Mill at the site in 1814.[3]

He served as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Republic of Buenos Aires (later United States Ambassador to Argentina) from 1825 to 1831.[1]

Later career

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In 1825 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[4] and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[5]

Death

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Forbes died on June 14, 1831, in Buenos Aires.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "JOHN MURRAY FORBES (1771–1831)". United States Department of State Office of the Historian. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Olaf Uwe Janzen (December 2017). Merchant Organization and Maritime Trade in the North Atlantic, 1660–1815. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781786949219. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Amerikavej". hovedstadshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter F" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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