Person:George Forbes (12)

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George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard
b.21 Oct 1685
d.1765
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  • H.  George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard1685 - 1765
  • W.  Hon. Mary StewartAbt 1677 - Abt 1758
  1. John Forbes1714 - 1796
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Name George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 Oct 1685
Marriage to Hon. Mary Stewart
Death[1] 1765
Reference Number? Q2491203?


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George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC (21 October 1685 – 19 June 1765) was an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat. He was at the Capture of Gibraltar. He took a very valuable prize ship and was briefly a Governor of the Leeward Islands. He took a role in politics, helping to end Robert Walpole's career, but eventually retired.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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