James Fraser Forbes

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 was also a member of the House of Commons.^[1] His daughter was a nursing sister who served with the Canadian contingent during the Boer War.^[4]

Electoral record

v t e 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]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Queens
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[6]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Queens
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Queens
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Silas Tertius Rand Bill	670
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	637

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Queens
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	692
	Liberal–Conservative	Joshua Newton Freeman	560

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Queens
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Joshua Newton Freeman	824
	Liberal	J.M. Mack	809