Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet
- Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet
Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet (5 April, 1739 – 12 November, 1806) was a Scottish banker, born in Edinburgh to William Forbes, 5th Baronet, and Christian Forbes. On 20 September, 1770 he married Elizabeth Hay (d. December 26, 1789), daughter of Sir James Hay of Haystoun, 4th Baronet of Smithfield and Dorriel Campbell. They had six children.
Children
# Sir William Forbes, 7th Baronet of Pitsligo (21 December,1773 – 10 October, 1828)
# John Hay Forbes of Medwyn (September, 1776 – 1854)
# Christian Forbes
# Rebecca Forbes
# Elizabeth Forbes
# Jane Forbes
Career
He became partner in the banking firm of Messrs. John Coutts & Co.; two years later a new company was formed, of which he rose to be manager, and which in 1830 became the Union Bank of Scotland.
He was author of a "Life of his friend Beattie", the Scottish poet, and of "Memoirs of a Banking-House".
References
* [http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/forbes_william.htm electricscotland.com] Accessed June 16, 2007
* [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ff/forbes06.htm stirnet.com] Accessed June 16, 2007
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